Do you know how to distinguish a good, helpful index from a bad, unhelpful index? Read on to find out a few features of unhelpful indexes and helpful indexes. In my opinion, the only thing worse than a bad index in a non-fiction book is having no index at all. At least an attempt was made to produce an index to help readers find text in the book. However, a bad index will not help a readers to  find information quickly and easily. A bad index might frustrate the reader becaus

I recently read the novel Racing the Moon,  written by Terry Prone,  and I was surprised that it mentions indexes. Racing the Moon  is...

Sister  by Kjell Ola Dahl, translated from Norwegian into English by Don Bartlett, is a book I read recently that mentions indexes. Sister  is part of the Oslo detectives series and focuses on the detective Frank Frølich. He was suspended from police duty and is working as a private investigator. He is approached by his girlfriend’s colleague to help find the sister of a female asylum seeker. The asylum seeker wants to find her sister to avoid being deported by the authoritie

As an indexer I notice when indexing is mentioned in novels and I was delighted to see an indexer mentioned in the Acknowledgements of a...

I am very happy to post about two novels that mention indexes that I read recently. The first one is A   Ladder to the Sky  by John...

As indexing is a solitary occupation and is such a niche area, I was very pleased to discover an indexer named Michelle Guiliano started...

Book review for Book indexing. A step-by-step guide by Stephen Ullstrom. This book on indexing was published in 2023 and comes in an ...

Indexes mentioned in fiction

I enjoy reading novels in my spare time, and as indexing is so niche, it makes me happy to see indexes mentioned

In November 2022, I wrote a blog for the AFEPI Ireland's website. The AFEPI is the Association of Freelance Editors, Proofreaders &...

Seven trends in indexing between 2000 and 2022

Happy New Year to you as we leave 2021 and welcome 2022! I hope you had a healthy and safe Christmas despite Covid-19. I am not going to...

Are you interested in learning about my indexing approach? Read on for my A-Z guide on how I complete an indexing project from the...

Introduction to indexing