diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
index ee768a44a9..45045d21dc 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
@@ -585,21 +585,7 @@ class OpenBook: # {{{
         pass  # Dont allow panel to be closed by a click
 
     def show(self, container):
-        container.style.backgroundColor = get_color('window-background')
-        container.appendChild(E.div(
-            style='padding: 1ex 1em; border-bottom: solid 1px currentColor; display:flex; justify-content: flex-start',
-                E.div(
-                    svgicon('close'), style=f'cursor:pointer',
-                    onclick=def(event):
-                        event.preventDefault(), event.stopPropagation()
-                        if self.closeable:
-                            self.overlay.hide_current_panel(event)
-                        else:
-                            ui_operations.quit()
-                    ,
-                    class_='simple-link'),
-                E.h2(_('Open a book'), style='margin-left: 1rem'),
-            ))
+        simple_overlay_title(_('Open a book'), self.overlay, container)
         create_open_book(container, self.overlay.view?.book)
 # }}}