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Indexing


"O, that way madness lies." King Lear, Act 3, Scene 4

Indexing requires painstaking attention to detail and the ability to memorize hundreds of entries at a time. It is about organizing seeming-chaos and putting it into comprehensive order. In large part, it is about intuiting the authors’ minds and understanding what is important to them to share with their readers. In short, a sure road to madness.

As the Chicago Manual of Style says:


"The ideal indexer sees the work as a whole, understands the emphasis of the various parts and their relation to the whole, and knows—or guesses—what readers of the particular work are likely to look for and what headings they will think of. The indexer should be widely read, scrupulous in handling detail, analytically minded, well acquainted with publishing practices, and capable of meeting almost impossible deadlines."

I create Style Guides as I edit, or as I prepare to index, which greatly enhances the quality and depth of the final Index.

Indexed volumes:


  • Inside Impeachment: Diary of a Congressman (Clifford Stearns, Archway Publishing, 2023)
  • Thirty Missions to Marie: The True Story of a WWII Lead Bombardier, Edouard J. Jacques, His Missions, His Crew, and the Girl He Left Behind, by Arthur G. Capaldi (2019, Gatekeeper Press).
  • Helenisms, by Katerina Zacharia (2008, Ashgate Variorum Publishers)
  • The Inquiring Mind, by Jason Baehr (2011, Oxford University Press)
  • Between Religion and Culture: Three Generations of Iranian Jewish Women from the Shahs to Los Angeles, by Saba Soomekh (2011, SUNY Press)
  • The Assyrian Heritage: Threads of Continuity and Influence, edited by Önver A. Cetrez, Sargon G. Donabed, and Aryo Makko (2012, ACTA Universitatis Upsaliensis: Studies in Religion and Society 5)
  • Religion and the State: Europe and North America in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, by Josh Stein and Sargon Donabed (2012, Lexington Books)
  • A Defense of Dignity: Creating Life, Destroying Life, and Protecting the Rights of Conscience, by Christopher Kaczor (2013, University of Notre Dame Press)
  • Natural Mystics, by Varun Soni (2014, Figueroa Press).
  • Reforging a Forgotten History: Iraq and the Assyrians in the Twentieth Century, by Sargon George Donabed (2015, Edinburgh University Press).
  • Decentering Discussions on Religion and State: Emerging Narratives, Challenging Perspectives, edited by Sargon George Donabed and Autumn Quezada-Grant (2015, Lexington Books).
  • A Search for Strategic Wisdom: Guiding the Twists and Turns of U.S. National Security Strategy, by Richard Kugler (2017, Amazon).
  • Local Peacebuilding and Legitimacy, edited by Landon Hancock and Christopher Mitchell (2018, Routledge, Taylor & Francis).
  • Designing for Learning in a Networked World, by Nina Bonderup Dohn (2018, Routledge, Taylor & Francis).
  • Multinational Business and Transnational Regions, by Marten Boon (2018, Routledge International Studies in Business History).
  • Dysthanasia: Delaying the Process of Death Through Treatment Stubbornness, by José Felipe de Purificação Monteiro (2018, UK Publisher).
  • In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism, by Scott A. Shay (2018, Post Hill Press).
  • Creative Economy Entrepreneurs: From Startup to Success: How Entrepreneurs in the Creative Industries Are Transforming the Global Economy, by Alice Loy and Tom Aageson (2018, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship DBA Creative Startups).

“Ann did an outstanding job in creating a very thorough, complex, and lengthy index for my 450-page book on the history of US national security strategy. Her index met my requirements and expectations for the book, and it will play a significant role in encouraging the public sale of the book. This is my 20th published book in the national security file, and I have worked with many editors and indexers at RAND, the Department of Defense, and for-profit publishers. I can say, without qualification, that Ann is at the top of her profession for editing and indexing. I plan to use her for future books and I encourage other writers and researchers to do the same."
Richard Kugler, RAND, Washington, DC


“Ann was instrumental in the creation of a glossary of foreign words and an extensive index. ... Ann worked tirelessly with me to complete a thorough index at the required scholarly level. I recommend Ann Aubrey Hanson unreservedly to anyone working with tight deadlines. Ann will work efficiently and will not rest until she has completed the task to her client’s satisfaction.”
Dr. Katerina Zacharia, Professor and Chair, Department of Classics and Archaeology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.