diff --git a/layouts/blog/single.html b/layouts/blog/single.html
index 86d4369..8b58ce3 100644
--- a/layouts/blog/single.html
+++ b/layouts/blog/single.html
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
       "author": [{
           "@type": "Person",
           "name": "{{ .Site.Params.Author }}",
-          "url": "{{ .Site.BaseURL }}"
+          "url": "{{ .Site.BaseURL }}",
+          "email": "mailto://{{ .Site.Params.email }}",
+          "image": "{{ .Site.BaseURL }}/img/{{ .Site.Params.avatar }}"
         }]
     }
     </script>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index a360088..33dd6b9 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
   using a modified version of the <a href="https://github.com/koirand/pulp/">pulp</a> theme.
   </p>
 </footer>
+<script type="application/ld+json">
+  {
+    "@context": "http://schema.org",
+    "@type": "Person",
+    "email": "mailto://{{ .Site.Params.email }}",
+    "image": "{{ .Site.BaseURL }}/img/{{ .Site.Params.avatar }}",
+    "name": "{{ .Site.Params.Author }}",
+    "url": "{{ .Site.BaseURL }}"
+  }
+</script>
 <script async src="https://dash.brandonrozek.com/tracker.js" data-ackee-server="https://dash.brandonrozek.com" data-ackee-domain-id="41f92524-47ad-497b-b342-a8c296e4b11b"></script>
 {{- range .Site.Params.custom_js -}}
 <script src="{{ . }}"></script>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/header.html b/layouts/partials/header.html
index a68b0c7..8e08865 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   </div>
   <!-- author -->
   <h2 class="p-name"><a class="author u-url" rel="me" href="{{ .Site.BaseURL }}">{{ .Site.Params.Author }}</a></h2>
-  <!-- description (for h-card) -->
+  <!-- email / description (for h-card) -->
+  <a style="display: none" class="u-email" href="mailto://{{ .Site.Params.email }}"></a>
   <p style="display: none" class="p-note">
     {{ .Site.Params.description | safeHTML }}
   </p>