Indexing.

I am a prompt and precise freelance indexer.

I trained with Cohen Carruth, Inc. in 2007 and currently work primarily for Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

I am skilled at producing detailed, conceptual subject indexes.

Some recommended books that I’ve indexed:

Book cover of 'White Lies' by Ann Bausum, featuring a face with the American flag painted on it and a badge stating 'Challenging Young Adult Nonfiction Finalist'.
Book cover titled 'Russ & Daughters: A Cookbook 100 Years of Appetizing' featuring smoked fish, caviar, bagels, bakery, and more, by Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper.
Book cover for 'The Women's House of Detention' by Hugh Ryan, featuring silhouettes of women in pink, blue, yellow, and black against a dark background, with a quote from Literary Hub.
A piece of paper with handwritten text and a vintage newspaper clipping, featuring a small figure cutout of a woman in red top and yellow pants, attached to a beige surface.
Book cover titled 'The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World' by David Graeber, with a yellow background and black text, featuring a forward by Rebecca Solnit.
Book cover titled "Yoga Where You Are" by Dianne Bondy and Kat Heagberg, featuring two women practicing yoga poses, one in a leg-extended stretch and the other balancing on one hand and foot.
Book cover titled 'Nine-Tenths of the Law' by Hannah Dobbs, with a visual of a crowbar.
Book cover titled 'Radical Remedies: An Herbalist's Guide to Empowered Self-Care' by Brittany Ducham, illustrated with autumn leaves, a mushroom, and a hand in earthy tones.
Cover of the book 'All the Odes' edited by Ilan Stavans, with a bright yellow background and black text, featuring a black swirling line design.
Cover of the book "The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, featuring a black-and-white photo of Audre Lorde wearing a headwrap.
Book cover titled 'Passion & Presence' by Maci Daye, featuring oranges on a dark background with green leaves, and text about a couple's guide to intimacy and mindful sex.
Book cover titled 'Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison' by Joshua Dubler, with a black background and gold text.
Book cover titled "Who's Afraid of Gender?" by Judith Butler, author of "Gender Trouble" with a light background and purple border on the right side.
A collage of images related to sanitation workers in New York City. It includes a garbage truck on a city street, a tilted trash can, a map of Manhattan showing sanitation zones, a sanitation worker pushing a trash bin, and a worker handling a trash bag.
Book cover titled "In Reckless Hands" by Victoria F. Nourse, with a subtitle "Skinner v. Oklahoma and the Near Triumph of American Eugenics." The cover features old scientific diagrams and two black-and-white photographs of a laboratory and a classroom with students.

Testimonials

My assessment was that it’s an excellent index. I particularly appreciate the time and effort you put into making sure the gender terminology was correct. The wording in general was clear and easy to follow. In addition, it’s rare that I change so few things in an index when copyediting, but you followed our style perfectly. I also REALLY appreciated all the typos you found! – Nancy Elgin (FSG)

I’ve been using O.E. Zelmanovich (a.k.a. Zoe) for several years now and have been very pleased with their work. Their indexes are clean, intelligent, and easy to work with, and they always come in on time and require little editing. – Susan Goldfarb (FSG)