diff --git a/backend/store.go b/backend/store.go
index dc8a09a..7588509 100644
--- a/backend/store.go
+++ b/backend/store.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -28,6 +29,22 @@ type Bookmark struct {
 	UpdatedAt        int64    `json:"updated_at"`         // unix ms; see Upsert
 }
 
+// HasNewChapter reports whether the site has published past the read point.
+// A nil LatestChapterNum means nothing has been captured yet, which is not the
+// same as "nothing new".
+func (b Bookmark) HasNewChapter() bool {
+	return b.LatestChapterNum != nil && *b.LatestChapterNum > b.LastChapterNum
+}
+
+// ContinueURL is where the Continue button points: the chapter last read, or
+// the series page when no chapter URL was ever captured.
+func (b Bookmark) ContinueURL() string {
+	if b.LastChapterURL != "" {
+		return b.LastChapterURL
+	}
+	return b.SeriesURL
+}
+
 const schema = `
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bookmarks (
   key                TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
@@ -182,6 +199,21 @@ func (s *Store) List() ([]Bookmark, error) {
 	return out, rows.Err()
 }
 
+// Get returns one bookmark by key. A missing key is not an error: ok is false
+// and err is nil. UI mutations read-modify-write through this so they preserve
+// the fields they do not touch.
+func (s *Store) Get(key string) (Bookmark, bool, error) {
+	b, err := scanBookmark(s.db.QueryRow(
+		`SELECT `+bookmarkColumns+` FROM bookmarks WHERE key = ?`, key).Scan)
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		return Bookmark{}, false, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return Bookmark{}, false, fmt.Errorf("get %q: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	return b, true, nil
+}
+
 // Upsert inserts or replaces a bookmark by key (last-write-wins) and returns
 // the row as actually stored.
 //
diff --git a/backend/store_test.go b/backend/store_test.go
index 8c8b081..cc1bd99 100644
--- a/backend/store_test.go
+++ b/backend/store_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ func newTestServer(t *testing.T) http.Handler {
 	return newRouter(store, testConfig())
 }
 
+func newTestStore(t *testing.T) *Store {
+	t.Helper()
+	store, err := OpenStore(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "test.db"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("OpenStore: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { store.Close() })
+	return store
+}
+
 func auth(req *http.Request) *http.Request {
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+testToken)
 	return req
@@ -433,3 +443,75 @@ func TestOpenStoreMigratesLegacySchema(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	store2.Close()
 }
+
+func TestStoreGet(t *testing.T) {
+	store := newTestStore(t)
+	if _, err := store.Upsert(Bookmark{
+		Key: "asura:solo", Site: "asura", SeriesID: "solo",
+		Title: "Solo Leveling", LastChapterNum: 45, UpdatedAt: 1000,
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Upsert: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	got, ok, err := store.Get("asura:solo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Get: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Get ok = false, want true")
+	}
+	if got.Title != "Solo Leveling" || got.LastChapterNum != 45 {
+		t.Fatalf("Get = %+v, want title/chapter preserved", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStoreGetMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	store := newTestStore(t)
+	_, ok, err := store.Get("asura:nope")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Get missing returned error %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if ok {
+		t.Fatal("Get ok = true for missing key, want false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBookmarkHasNewChapter(t *testing.T) {
+	num := func(f float64) *float64 { return &f }
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		b    Bookmark
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"latest ahead", Bookmark{LastChapterNum: 45, LatestChapterNum: num(47)}, true},
+		{"latest equal", Bookmark{LastChapterNum: 45, LatestChapterNum: num(45)}, false},
+		{"latest behind", Bookmark{LastChapterNum: 45, LatestChapterNum: num(44)}, false},
+		{"latest unknown", Bookmark{LastChapterNum: 45}, false},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := tc.b.HasNewChapter(); got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("HasNewChapter() = %v, want %v", got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBookmarkContinueURL(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		b    Bookmark
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"chapter url present", Bookmark{LastChapterURL: "/ch/45", SeriesURL: "/series"}, "/ch/45"},
+		{"falls back to series", Bookmark{SeriesURL: "/series"}, "/series"},
+		{"both empty", Bookmark{}, ""},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := tc.b.ContinueURL(); got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("ContinueURL() = %q, want %q", got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}