diff --git a/bindery/static/js/stories.js b/bindery/static/js/stories.js
index 10d4ecb..0885565 100644
--- a/bindery/static/js/stories.js
+++ b/bindery/static/js/stories.js
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
 import { jobPanel, refreshJobs, watchJobs } from './jobs.js';
 import { api, badge, button, checkbox, fill, fmtDate, h, link, showError, toast } from './lib.js';
 
+const STORY_COLUMNS = [
+  { label: 'Title', key: 'title', type: 'text' },
+  { label: 'Author', key: 'author', type: 'text' },
+  { label: 'Site', key: 'site', type: 'text' },
+  { label: 'Chapters', key: 'chapter_count', type: 'number' },
+  { label: 'Status', key: 'status', type: 'text' },
+  { label: 'Last change', key: 'last_changed', type: 'date' },
+  { label: 'Last check', key: 'last_checked', type: 'date' },
+];
+
 function libraryImport(config) {
   if (!config.library_available) {
     return h('p', { class: 'hint' }, 'Set CWA_URL to import books from the library.');
@@ -199,24 +209,64 @@ function storyRow(s) {
   );
 }
 
+function sortTitle(title) {
+  return title.trim().replace(/^(?:the|an?)\s+/i, '');
+}
+
 export function storiesPage(main, _params, config) {
   document.title = 'Stories · Bindery';
   let stories = null;
   let filter = '';
+  let sort = 'title';
+  let direction = 1;
+  const sortButtons = new Map();
   const table = h('div', {}, h('p', { class: 'empty' }, 'Loading…'));
   const jobs = jobPanel({ hours: config.main_jobs_hours, count: config.main_jobs_count });
 
   const render = () => {
+    const focusedSort = [...sortButtons].find(([, control]) => control === document.activeElement)?.[0];
     const q = filter.trim().toLowerCase();
     const shown = q
       ? stories.filter((s) => [s.title, s.author, s.site, s.url].some((v) => v?.toLowerCase().includes(q)))
-      : stories;
+      : [...stories];
+    const sortType = STORY_COLUMNS.find(({ key }) => key === sort).type;
+    shown.sort((a, b) => {
+      if (sortType === 'date') {
+        const left = Date.parse(a[sort]);
+        const right = Date.parse(b[sort]);
+        if (Number.isNaN(left) !== Number.isNaN(right)) return Number.isNaN(left) ? 1 : -1;
+        const order = (left - right) * direction;
+        if (order) return order;
+      } else if (sort !== 'title') {
+        const order = sortType === 'number'
+          ? a[sort] - b[sort]
+          : (a[sort] || '').localeCompare(b[sort] || '', undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' });
+        if (order) return order * direction;
+      }
+      const order = sortTitle(a.title || a.url).localeCompare(sortTitle(b.title || b.url), undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' }) || a.id - b.id;
+      return sort === 'title' ? order * direction : order;
+    });
     if (!shown.length) {
       const text = stories.length ? 'No stories match.' : 'No stories yet. Add a URL above, or import an ePub.';
       fill(table, h('p', { class: 'empty' }, text));
       return;
     }
-    const head = ['Title', 'Author', 'Site', 'Chapters', 'Status', 'Last change', 'Last check'].map((t) => h('th', {}, t));
+    const heading = ({ label, key, type }) => {
+      const active = sort === key;
+      const nextDirection = active ? -direction : type === 'text' ? 1 : -1;
+      const orders = type === 'text' ? ['A to Z', 'Z to A']
+        : type === 'date' ? ['oldest first', 'newest first'] : ['fewest first', 'most first'];
+      const action = `Sort by ${label.toLowerCase()}, ${orders[nextDirection === 1 ? 0 : 1]}`;
+      const control = button(label, () => {
+        sort = key;
+        direction = nextDirection;
+        render();
+        sortButtons.get(key).focus();
+      }, { title: action, 'aria-label': action });
+      sortButtons.set(key, control);
+      return h('th', { scope: 'col', 'aria-sort': active ? direction === 1 ? 'ascending' : 'descending' : 'none' }, control);
+    };
+    const head = STORY_COLUMNS.map(heading);
     fill(
       table,
       h(
@@ -225,6 +275,7 @@ export function storiesPage(main, _params, config) {
         h('table', {}, h('thead', {}, h('tr', {}, head)), h('tbody', {}, shown.map(storyRow))),
       ),
     );
+    if (focusedSort) sortButtons.get(focusedSort).focus();
   };
 
   const load = () =>
diff --git a/bindery/static/style.css b/bindery/static/style.css
index f1c85d3..292dd50 100644
--- a/bindery/static/style.css
+++ b/bindery/static/style.css
@@ -745,6 +745,45 @@ textarea {
   overflow-x: auto;
 }
 
+.stories-table th {
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.stories-table th button {
+  inline-size: 100%;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+  padding: 6px 8px;
+  border: 0;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  background: none;
+  color: inherit;
+  font: inherit;
+}
+
+.stories-table th button:is(:hover, :focus-visible) {
+  background: var(--info-bg);
+  color: var(--info);
+}
+
+.stories-table th[aria-sort] button::after {
+  content: '↕';
+  display: inline-block;
+  inline-size: 1em;
+  margin-inline-start: 0.3em;
+}
+
+.stories-table th[aria-sort='ascending'] button::after {
+  content: '↑';
+}
+
+.stories-table th[aria-sort='descending'] button::after {
+  content: '↓';
+}
+
+.stories-table th[aria-sort]:not([aria-sort='none']) {
+  color: var(--text);
+}
+
 .stories-table td[data-label='Chapters'] small {
   display: block;
   white-space: nowrap;
@@ -779,13 +818,16 @@ textarea {
     display: block;
   }
 
-  .stories-table thead {
-    position: absolute;
-    width: 1px;
-    height: 1px;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    clip-path: inset(50%);
+  .stories-table thead tr {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 8px 16px;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+  }
+
+  .stories-table th {
+    padding: 4px 0;
+    border: 0;
   }
 
   .stories-table tbody tr,
diff --git a/tests/js/layout.test.mjs b/tests/js/layout.test.mjs
index dad6def..6545185 100644
--- a/tests/js/layout.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/js/layout.test.mjs
@@ -103,6 +103,33 @@ test('story timestamps fit their text and chapter details use plain small text',
   assert.equal(details.padding, undefined);
 });
 
+test('sortable headings show direction and remain usable above story cards on narrow screens', () => {
+  assert.equal(declarations('.stories-table th button').background, 'none');
+  assert.equal(declarations('.stories-table th[aria-sort] button::after').content, "'↕'");
+  assert.equal(declarations(".stories-table th[aria-sort='ascending'] button::after").content, "'↑'");
+  assert.equal(declarations(".stories-table th[aria-sort='descending'] button::after").content, "'↓'");
+  const mobile = css.slice(css.indexOf('@media (max-width: 600px)'));
+  assert.equal(declarations('.stories-table thead tr', mobile).display, 'flex');
+  assert.notEqual(declarations('.stories-table th', mobile).display, 'none');
+  assert.doesNotMatch(css, /\.stories-table thead\s*\{[^}]*clip-path/);
+});
+
+test('sortable headings fill the column with one clickable highlight without shifting layout', () => {
+  assert.equal(declarations('.stories-table th').padding, '0');
+  const button = declarations('.stories-table th button');
+  assert.equal(button['inline-size'], '100%');
+  assert.equal(button['justify-content'], 'flex-start');
+  assert.equal(button.padding, '6px 8px');
+  assert.equal(button.margin, undefined);
+  const highlight = declarations('.stories-table th button:is(:hover, :focus-visible)');
+  assert.equal(highlight.background, 'var(--info-bg)');
+  assert.equal(highlight.color, 'var(--info)');
+  assert.equal(highlight['text-decoration'], undefined);
+  assert.equal(highlight.padding, undefined);
+  assert.equal(highlight.border, undefined);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(css, /\.stories-table th button:hover\s*\{[^}]*underline/);
+});
+
 function luminance(hex) {
   const channels = hex.slice(1).match(/../g).map((channel) => {
     const value = parseInt(channel, 16) / 255;
diff --git a/tests/js/story-list.test.mjs b/tests/js/story-list.test.mjs
index 34fee03..b2e1a10 100644
--- a/tests/js/story-list.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/js/story-list.test.mjs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { test } from 'node:test';
-import { install, nodes, server, settle } from './flow-helpers.mjs';
+import { click, field, find, input, install, nodes, server, settle } from './flow-helpers.mjs';
 
 const { app } = install();
 const { storiesPage } = await import('../../bindery/static/js/stories.js');
-const { stopPolling } = await import('../../bindery/static/js/jobs.js');
+const { refreshJobs, startPolling, stopPolling } = await import('../../bindery/static/js/jobs.js');
 const { fmtDate } = await import('../../bindery/static/js/lib.js');
 
 const story = (id, title, changes = {}) => ({
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ const rows = () => {
   const table = nodes(app).find((el) => el.className === 'table-wrap stories-table');
   return nodes(table).find((el) => el.tagName === 'tbody').children;
 };
+const titles = () => rows().map((row) => row.children[0].textContent);
 const cell = (row, label) => row.children.find((el) => el.attributes['data-label'] === label);
+const heading = (label) => nodes(app).find((el) => el.tagName === 'th' && el.textContent === label);
 
 async function mount(t, list) {
   const backend = server(t);
@@ -28,6 +30,152 @@ async function mount(t, list) {
   return backend;
 }
 
+test('column headings toggle sorting, with newest dates first and missing dates always last', async (t) => {
+  const backend = await mount(t, [
+    story(3, 'Gamma', { last_changed: '2026-01-01T12:00:00Z', last_checked: '2026-01-03T12:00:00Z' }),
+    story(2, 'Beta', { last_changed: '2026-01-02T12:00:00Z', last_checked: '2026-01-02T12:00:00Z' }),
+    story(4, 'No date'),
+    story(1, 'Alpha', { last_changed: '2026-01-03T12:00:00Z', last_checked: '2026-01-01T12:00:00Z' }),
+  ]);
+  assert.equal(field(app, 'Sort stories by'), undefined);
+  assert.equal(heading('Title').attributes['aria-sort'], 'ascending');
+  assert.equal(heading('Last change').attributes['aria-sort'], 'none');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Alpha', 'Beta', 'Gamma', 'No date']);
+  assert.equal(find(app, 'button', 'Last change').attributes['aria-label'], 'Sort by last change, newest first');
+  await click(app, 'Last change');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Alpha', 'Beta', 'Gamma', 'No date']);
+  assert.equal(heading('Title').attributes['aria-sort'], 'none');
+  assert.equal(heading('Last change').attributes['aria-sort'], 'descending');
+  assert.equal(document.activeElement, find(app, 'button', 'Last change'));
+  assert.equal(find(app, 'button', 'Last change').attributes['aria-label'], 'Sort by last change, oldest first');
+  await click(app, 'Last change');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Gamma', 'Beta', 'Alpha', 'No date']);
+  assert.equal(heading('Last change').attributes['aria-sort'], 'ascending');
+  await click(app, 'Last check');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Gamma', 'Beta', 'Alpha', 'No date']);
+  assert.equal(heading('Last check').attributes['aria-sort'], 'descending');
+  await click(app, 'Last check');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Alpha', 'Beta', 'Gamma', 'No date']);
+  assert.equal(heading('Last check').attributes['aria-sort'], 'ascending');
+  await click(app, 'Title');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Alpha', 'Beta', 'Gamma', 'No date']);
+  await click(app, 'Title');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['No date', 'Gamma', 'Beta', 'Alpha']);
+  assert.equal(heading('Title').attributes['aria-sort'], 'descending');
+  await click(app, 'Last change');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Alpha', 'Beta', 'Gamma', 'No date']);
+  assert.equal(backend.sent('GET', 'stories').length, 1);
+});
+
+test('title sorting and tie breaks keep ignoring leading articles', async (t) => {
+  await mount(t, ['The Zebra', 'an Owl', 'Anthem', 'A Bee', 'Theory', 'Cat'].map((title, i) => story(i + 1, title)));
+  const order = ['Anthem', 'A Bee', 'Cat', 'an Owl', 'Theory', 'The Zebra'];
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), order);
+  await click(app, 'Title');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), [...order].reverse());
+  await click(app, 'Chapters');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), order);
+});
+
+test('chapter sorting compares counts numerically and keeps equal counts in title order', async (t) => {
+  await mount(t, [
+    story(1, 'Zeta', { chapter_count: 2, offsite_count: 2, revised_count: 1 }),
+    story(2, 'Alpha', { chapter_count: 10 }),
+    story(3, 'Beta', { chapter_count: 10 }),
+    story(4, 'Gamma', { chapter_count: 0 }),
+    story(5, 'Omega', { chapter_count: 100 }),
+  ]);
+  assert.equal(find(app, 'button', 'Chapters').attributes['aria-label'], 'Sort by chapters, most first');
+  await click(app, 'Chapters');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Omega', 'Alpha', 'Beta', 'Zeta', 'Gamma']);
+  assert.equal(heading('Chapters').attributes['aria-sort'], 'descending');
+  await click(app, 'Chapters');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Gamma', 'Zeta', 'Alpha', 'Beta', 'Omega']);
+  assert.equal(heading('Chapters').attributes['aria-sort'], 'ascending');
+});
+
+for (const [label, key] of [['Author', 'author'], ['Site', 'site'], ['Status', 'status']]) {
+  test(`${label} sorts alphabetically in either direction and uses titles to break ties`, async (t) => {
+    await mount(t, [
+      story(1, 'Zeta', { [key]: 'ok' }),
+      story(3, 'Beta', { [key]: 'error' }),
+      story(2, 'Alpha', { [key]: 'ERROR' }),
+      story(4, 'Gamma', { [key]: null }),
+      story(5, 'Omega', { [key]: 'queued' }),
+    ]);
+    await click(app, label);
+    assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Gamma', 'Alpha', 'Beta', 'Zeta', 'Omega']);
+    assert.equal(heading(label).attributes['aria-sort'], 'ascending');
+    await click(app, label);
+    assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Omega', 'Zeta', 'Alpha', 'Beta', 'Gamma']);
+    assert.equal(heading(label).attributes['aria-sort'], 'descending');
+  });
+}
+
+test('date sorting compares instants, handles invalid dates and breaks ties by title and id', async (t) => {
+  await mount(t, [
+    story(7, 'Missing', { last_changed: 'not a date' }),
+    story(6, 'Unknown'),
+    story(5, 'Epoch', { last_changed: '1970-01-01T00:00:00Z' }),
+    story(4, 'Before epoch', { last_changed: '1969-01-01T00:00:00Z' }),
+    story(3, 'Zulu', { last_changed: '2026-01-02T00:00:00+02:00' }),
+    story(2, 'alpha', { last_changed: '2026-01-01T23:00:00Z' }),
+    story(1, 'Alpha', { last_changed: '2026-01-01T23:00:00Z' }),
+    story(8, '', { last_changed: '2026-01-01T23:00:00Z' }),
+  ]);
+  await click(app, 'Last change');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Alpha', 'alpha', 'https://example.com/8', 'Zulu', 'Epoch', 'Before epoch', 'Missing', 'Unknown']);
+  assert.equal(cell(rows()[6], 'Last change').textContent, 'not a date');
+  assert.equal(cell(rows()[7], 'Last change').textContent, '');
+  await click(app, 'Last change');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Before epoch', 'Epoch', 'Zulu', 'Alpha', 'alpha', 'https://example.com/8', 'Missing', 'Unknown']);
+});
+
+test('headings sort the filtered list after the initial story request finishes', async (t) => {
+  let resolve;
+  await mount(t, () => new Promise((done) => { resolve = done; }));
+  assert.equal(find(app, 'button', 'Last check'), undefined);
+  input(field(app, 'Filter stories'), 'Reader');
+  resolve([
+    story(1, 'Alpha', { last_checked: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z' }),
+    story(2, 'Beta', { last_checked: '2026-01-02T00:00:00Z' }),
+  ]);
+  await settle();
+  await click(app, 'Last check');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Beta', 'Alpha']);
+});
+
+test('filtering and job refreshes keep the selected sort without dropping hidden stories', async (t) => {
+  let list = [
+    story(1, 'Alpha', { last_changed: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z' }),
+    story(2, 'Beta', { last_changed: '2026-01-02T00:00:00Z' }),
+    story(3, 'Gamma', { last_changed: '2026-01-03T00:00:00Z', author: 'Someone else' }),
+  ];
+  const backend = await mount(t, () => list);
+  await click(app, 'Last change');
+  input(field(app, 'Filter stories'), 'Reader');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Beta', 'Alpha']);
+  backend.on('GET', 'jobs', [{ id: 'job', story_id: 1, status: 'running' }]);
+  startPolling();
+  await settle();
+  list = [{ ...list[0], last_changed: '2026-01-04T00:00:00Z' }, ...list.slice(1)];
+  backend.on('GET', 'jobs', [{ id: 'job', story_id: 1, status: 'done' }]);
+  await refreshJobs();
+  await settle();
+  assert.equal(backend.sent('GET', 'stories').length, 2);
+  assert.equal(heading('Last change').attributes['aria-sort'], 'descending');
+  assert.equal(document.activeElement, find(app, 'button', 'Last change'));
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Alpha', 'Beta']);
+  input(field(app, 'Filter stories'), 'missing');
+  assert.match(app.textContent, /No stories match/);
+  input(field(app, 'Filter stories'), '');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Alpha', 'Gamma', 'Beta']);
+  await click(app, 'Last check');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Alpha', 'Beta', 'Gamma']);
+  await click(app, 'Last change');
+  assert.deepEqual(titles(), ['Alpha', 'Gamma', 'Beta']);
+});
+
 test('date columns keep each timestamp on one line, with last change before last check', async (t) => {
   const changed = '2026-01-02T03:04:00Z';
   const checked = '2026-01-03T05:06:00Z';