Best-selling author Iris Krasnow will be featured at Jewish Federation’s Connections 2012: The Power of Passion, Women’s Philanthropy Brunch on Jan. 29 in Bellevue.

Krasnow is the author of such books as “I Am My Other’s Daughter” and “The Secret Lives of Wives.” She will share her insights on relationships, passion and how women impact the world.

Reservations are now open at www.JewishInSeattle.org/Connections or at 206-443-5400. The event is the largest gathering of Jewish women in the region, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. It will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.