diff --git a/src/ZoteroItem.ts b/src/ZoteroItem.ts
index 8278c78..da0f46e 100644
--- a/src/ZoteroItem.ts
+++ b/src/ZoteroItem.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ export class ZoteroItem {
         return this.raw.shortTitle || this.raw.title || this.getNoteExcerpt() || '[No Title]';
     }
 
-    // @todo: some transformations in this class should be moved to ZotServer
-    // breaking changes for ZotServer v2
     getAuthors() {
         return this.getCreators()
             .filter(creator => creator.creatorType === 'author')
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ export class ZoteroItem {
     }
 
     getDate() {
-        return this.raw.date ? this.formatDate(this.raw.date) : '';
+        return this.raw.date ? this.formatDate(this.raw.date) : null;
     }
 
     getNoteExcerpt() {
@@ -80,6 +78,10 @@ export class ZoteroItem {
     formatDate(date: string) {
         const dateObject = new Date(date);
 
+        if (isNaN(dateObject.getTime())) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         return {
             year: dateObject.getFullYear(),
             month: dateObject.getMonth(),
diff --git a/src/ZoteroSuggestModal.ts b/src/ZoteroSuggestModal.ts
index 4264dbb..fd00edd 100644
--- a/src/ZoteroSuggestModal.ts
+++ b/src/ZoteroSuggestModal.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,24 @@ export class ZoteroSuggestModal extends SuggestModal<ZoteroItem> {
     }
 
     renderSuggestion(item: ZoteroItem, el: HTMLElement) {
+        const authors = item.getAuthors();
         el.createEl('div', { text: item.getTitle() });
-        el.createEl('small', { text: item.getKey() });
+
+        // author
+        if (authors.length > 0) {
+            let text = authors[0].fullName + ' ';
+            if (authors.length > 1) {
+                text += 'et al. '
+            }
+            el.createEl('small', { text });
+
+            // date
+            if (item.getDate()) {
+                el.createEl('small', { text: `(${item.getDate().year}) ` });
+            }
+        }
+
+        el.createEl('small', { text: `[${item.getKey()}]`, cls: 'zotero-bridge__text-secondary' });
     }
 
     onChooseSuggestion(item: ZoteroItem) {
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e90a6f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.zotero-bridge__text-secondary {
+    color: var(--text-faint);
+}