by Hanna Perlstein Marcus | Oct 23, 2024
My heartfelt gratitude to Scouting America, Connecticut Rivers Council, for naming me as one of the Influential Women in Connecticut for 2024. It was so kind of them to recognize my contributions as a clinical social worker and administrator, and most recently, for my...
by Hanna Perlstein Marcus | Sep 24, 2024
My thanks to Tolland and South Windsor Libraries for hosting me recently. They were both fun and educational experiences for me. The audiences were enthusiastic and interactive. Thanks to Bob G., on the cusp of 100 years old, for coming out to see me in Tolland! I am...
by Hanna Perlstein Marcus | Jun 3, 2024
Thanks to all my hosts and attendees at my triad of author visits to Longmeadow, Mass. Adult Center, Ludlow, Mass. Senior Center, and Colchester, CT’s Cragin Library. It was a very warm welcome at all three venues and appreciation of my inspirational story of...
by Hanna Perlstein Marcus | Apr 26, 2024
I recently came across this review of my first book, Sidonia’s Thread, written a few years ago by blogger Marti of “What Has Been Read Cannot Be Unread.” It’s insightful yet a bit tongue-in-cheek: I don’t often read memoirs of the middle...
by Hanna Perlstein Marcus | Apr 23, 2024
Review of Sidonia’s Seam Binding by Edith Wairimu for Readers’ Favorite: In her incredible, masterfully written memoir, Sidonia’s Seam Binding: A Holocaust Dressmaker’s Daughter Discovers Her Style, Hanna Perlstein Marcus documents her...
by Hanna Perlstein Marcus | Apr 14, 2024
My author visit to the Vernon, CT senior center was inspirational. The attendees were smart, insightful, and ardent book lovers! They asked questions that were different than many other audiences, except for the one that everyone asks: Do you sew? The answer is in my...
