diff --git a/backend/public/src/datasources/authors.rs b/backend/public/src/datasources/authors.rs
index 1ce5939..3a9984d 100644
--- a/backend/public/src/datasources/authors.rs
+++ b/backend/public/src/datasources/authors.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl AuthorsDatasource {
 
         let posts_query = sqlx::query_as!(
             Post,
-            "SELECT p.post_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at, a.author_id FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL AND p.author_id = $1 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3",
+            "SELECT p.post_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at, p.publish_date, a.author_id FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL AND p.author_id = $1 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3",
             author_id,
             pagination.limit,
             offset,
diff --git a/backend/public/src/datasources/posts.rs b/backend/public/src/datasources/posts.rs
index e167232..e824eb7 100644
--- a/backend/public/src/datasources/posts.rs
+++ b/backend/public/src/datasources/posts.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::routes::posts::{Post, PostFeaturedVariant};
 pub struct PostsDatasource;
 impl PostsDatasource {
     pub async fn get_all(pool: &Pool<Postgres>) -> Result<Vec<Post>, sqlx::Error> {
-        sqlx::query_as!(Post, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL ORDER BY p.created_at DESC LIMIT 10")
+        sqlx::query_as!(Post, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at, p.publish_date FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL ORDER BY p.created_at DESC LIMIT 10")
         .fetch_all(pool)
         .await
     }
@@ -19,31 +19,31 @@ impl PostsDatasource {
             .execute(pool)
             .await;
 
-        sqlx::query_as!(PostFeaturedVariant, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at, p.is_featured FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL AND p.post_id = $1 ORDER BY p.created_at DESC", post_id)
+        sqlx::query_as!(PostFeaturedVariant, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at, p.publish_date, p.is_featured FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL AND p.post_id = $1 ORDER BY p.created_at DESC", post_id)
         .fetch_one(pool)
         .await
     }
 
     pub async fn get_recent(pool: &Pool<Postgres>) -> Result<Vec<Post>, sqlx::Error> {
-        sqlx::query_as!(Post, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL GROUP BY p.post_id, a.first_name, a.last_name ORDER BY p.created_at DESC LIMIT 3")
+        sqlx::query_as!(Post, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at, p.publish_date FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL GROUP BY p.post_id, a.first_name, a.last_name ORDER BY p.created_at DESC LIMIT 3")
         .fetch_all(pool)
         .await
     }
 
     pub async fn get_popular(pool: &Pool<Postgres>) -> Result<Vec<Post>, sqlx::Error> {
-        sqlx::query_as!(Post, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id LEFT JOIN comments c ON p.post_id = c.post_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL GROUP BY p.post_id, a.first_name, a.last_name ORDER BY COUNT(c.comment_id) DESC LIMIT 3")
+        sqlx::query_as!(Post, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at, p.publish_date FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id LEFT JOIN comments c ON p.post_id = c.post_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL GROUP BY p.post_id, a.first_name, a.last_name ORDER BY COUNT(c.comment_id) DESC LIMIT 3")
         .fetch_all(pool)
         .await
     }
 
     pub async fn get_hot(pool: &Pool<Postgres>) -> Result<Vec<Post>, sqlx::Error> {
-        sqlx::query_as!(Post, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL ORDER BY p.view_count DESC LIMIT 3")
+        sqlx::query_as!(Post, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at, p.publish_date FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL ORDER BY p.view_count DESC LIMIT 3")
         .fetch_all(pool)
         .await
     }
 
     pub async fn get_featured(pool: &Pool<Postgres>) -> Result<Vec<Post>, sqlx::Error> {
-        sqlx::query_as!(Post, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL AND p.is_featured IS true GROUP BY p.post_id, a.first_name, a.last_name ORDER BY p.created_at DESC LIMIT 3")
+        sqlx::query_as!(Post, "SELECT p.post_id, p.author_id, a.first_name, a.last_name, p.title, p.body, p.created_at, p.publish_date FROM posts p LEFT JOIN authors a ON a.author_id = p.author_id WHERE p.deleted_at IS NULL AND p.is_featured IS true GROUP BY p.post_id, a.first_name, a.last_name ORDER BY p.created_at DESC LIMIT 3")
         .fetch_all(pool)
         .await
     }
diff --git a/backend/public/src/routes/posts.rs b/backend/public/src/routes/posts.rs
index 83a9160..4d9b3b6 100644
--- a/backend/public/src/routes/posts.rs
+++ b/backend/public/src/routes/posts.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ pub struct Post {
     #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_datetime")]
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_datetime")]
     pub created_at: Option<chrono::DateTime<Utc>>,
+    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_datetime")]
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_datetime")]
+    pub publish_date: Option<chrono::DateTime<Utc>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(sqlx::FromRow, Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@ pub struct PostFeaturedVariant {
     #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_datetime")]
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_datetime")]
     pub created_at: Option<chrono::DateTime<Utc>>,
+    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_datetime")]
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_datetime")]
+    pub publish_date: Option<chrono::DateTime<Utc>>,
     pub is_featured: Option<bool>,
 }
 
@@ -399,5 +405,3 @@ impl PostsRoute {
         }
     }
 }
-
-
diff --git a/frontend/components/PostCard.tsx b/frontend/components/PostCard.tsx
index c63fbf1..e79dc23 100644
--- a/frontend/components/PostCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/PostCard.tsx
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export const PostCard = function PostCard({ post }: { post: Post }) {
           >
             {post.first_name} {post.last_name}
           </a>{" "}
-          at {convertUtc(post.created_at)}
+          at {convertUtc(post.publish_date)}
         </p>
-        <p class="text-gray-400">{truncateString(post.body, 30)}</p>
+        <p class="text-gray-400">{truncateString(post.body, 45)}</p>
       </a>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/components/PostHeader.tsx b/frontend/components/PostHeader.tsx
index 47bbb2b..010138c 100644
--- a/frontend/components/PostHeader.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/PostHeader.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const PostHeader = function PostHeader({ post }: PostHeaderOpts) {
               </p>
               <p class="text-md font-medium text-[#E39A9C] sm:text-xl italic">
                 by {post.first_name} {post.last_name} posted on{" "}
-                {convertUtc(post.created_at)}
+                {convertUtc(post.publish_date)}
               </p>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/frontend/types/index.ts b/frontend/types/index.ts
index 329e9ec..1ce38e6 100644
--- a/frontend/types/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/types/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export type Post = {
   title: string;
   body: string;
   created_at: string;
+  publish_date: string;
 };
 
 export type Author = {