diff --git a/.github/release-notes/changelog.json b/.github/release-notes/changelog.json
index b91380cac..175088fc2 100644
--- a/.github/release-notes/changelog.json
+++ b/.github/release-notes/changelog.json
@@ -2613,6 +2613,22 @@
       "released": true,
       "released_in": "v0.367.0",
       "released_at": "2026-06-26T09:52:26Z"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "book-screen-no-pause",
+      "version": "0.368.0",
+      "type": "fix",
+      "title": "Reading a book no longer freezes a moving train",
+      "summary": "Reading a written book on the train no longer pauses (and autosaves) your singleplayer game, which previously caused nearby carriages to vanish until a world reload. The train now keeps moving while you read.",
+      "highlights": [
+        "Books no longer pause singleplayer mid-ride",
+        "Fixes carriages vanishing after reading a book on the train"
+      ],
+      "pr": 597,
+      "date": "2026-06-26",
+      "released": false,
+      "released_in": null,
+      "released_at": null
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5b31d63d1..9d31f8394 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ loader_version_range=[1,)
 mod_id=dungeontrain
 mod_name=Dungeon Train
 mod_license=PolyForm Shield 1.0.0
-mod_version=0.367.0
+mod_version=0.368.0
 mod_group_id=games.brennan.dungeontrain
 mod_authors=Brennan Hatton
 mod_description=A Minecraft port of Dungeon Train (brennanhatton.itch.io/dungeontrain) - a moving train that hosts procedurally generated dungeons.
diff --git a/src/main/java/games/brennan/dungeontrain/mixin/client/BookViewScreenNoPauseMixin.java b/src/main/java/games/brennan/dungeontrain/mixin/client/BookViewScreenNoPauseMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f154765e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/games/brennan/dungeontrain/mixin/client/BookViewScreenNoPauseMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package games.brennan.dungeontrain.mixin.client;
+
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.Screen;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.inventory.BookViewScreen;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+
+/**
+ * Makes the vanilla written-book reader ({@link BookViewScreen}) non-pausing.
+ *
+ * <p>Vanilla {@code Screen.isPauseScreen()} defaults to {@code true} and
+ * {@code BookViewScreen} does not override it, so reading a book in
+ * singleplayer pauses the integrated server and triggers a full autosave.
+ * On a moving Sable train that autosave shuffles the train's sub-levels
+ * through holding chunks and the resume (book close) fails to restore the
+ * sub-levels around the player, making nearby carriages vanish until a
+ * world reload. Reading a book should not pause a run mid-ride, so we add
+ * the {@code isPauseScreen() == false} override Mojang omitted.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>Singleplayer-only effect by nature — multiplayer never pauses on a
+ * screen. Trade-off: the world keeps ticking while the book is open, so the
+ * player can take damage / be attacked while reading (acceptable, arguably
+ * more correct, on a constantly-moving roguelite train).</p>
+ *
+ * <p>Implemented as an added override (a method merge), not an {@code @Inject}
+ * — {@code BookViewScreen} inherits {@code isPauseScreen()} from {@code Screen}
+ * rather than declaring it, so an {@code @Inject} targeting this class would
+ * fail to resolve at apply-time. Extending {@code Screen} lets the compiler
+ * verify the {@code @Override}; the private constructor is mixin boilerplate
+ * to satisfy {@code Screen}'s {@code protected Screen(Component)} ctor and is
+ * discarded at apply-time.</p>
+ */
+@Mixin(BookViewScreen.class)
+public abstract class BookViewScreenNoPauseMixin extends Screen {
+
+    private BookViewScreenNoPauseMixin(Component title) {
+        super(title);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isPauseScreen() {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/dungeontrain.mixins.json b/src/main/resources/dungeontrain.mixins.json
index 0d324194c..613e499d7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/dungeontrain.mixins.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/dungeontrain.mixins.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "client.AdvancementsScreenAccessor",
     "client.AdvancementWidgetHideDescMixin",
     "client.DeathScreenMoveTextMixin",
+    "client.BookViewScreenNoPauseMixin",
     "client.CameraCinematicMixin",
     "client.GameRendererSnapshotMixin",
     "client.LevelRendererVoidSkyMixin",