What An Honor!

What An Honor!

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...
My Triad of Author Visits

My Triad of Author Visits

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...
Marti’s Review of Sidonia’s Thread

Marti’s Review of Sidonia’s Thread

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...
Readers’ Favorite Review

Readers’ Favorite Review

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...
Author Visit to the Vernon, CT Senior Center

Author Visit to the Vernon, CT Senior Center

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...