Alana Zimath (she/her)

New: Braille Resources for Reading Ancient Languages [Photo by me. Tactile graphic by Crystal Peng.]   I recently created a new section of my website, which provides educational resources for anyone who wants to read ancient Middle Eastern and North …

Today I published a new section of my website with resources for those who wish to learn, study, and/or teach ancient languages using braille. It rests on work we did over the past year to expand screen reader access to these languages through the LibLouis library. Check it out and share around!

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OMG what book??!?!!!!

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Maggie Millner: “Is Mary Oliver Embarrassing?” A reckoning with Mary Oliver’s reputation as an unserious poet explores how her best work has been misunderstood.

Is Mary Oliver embarrassing? Maggie Millner reckons with the poet's reputation as an unserious poet—and finds new meaning in her work.

02.09.2025 12:19 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Ideal setup

28.08.2025 23:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Cover of Joel Baden, “Lost in Translation,” new book published by Fortress.

First copies of the latest book:

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Are other fields still like biblical studies where you can read an article that makes a number of good points but "thinks the Bible is essentially history" keeps cropping up as a problem

28.07.2025 15:53 — 👍 43    🔁 3    💬 7    📌 0

Okay, why not: one like, one verse from the Pentateuch that I think is a post-compilation secondary addition. Let’s get NUTS.

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I’m your biggest fan

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