About

Hillary Danaher is an author, baker, teacher, artist, outdoor enthusiast and restaurant aficionado.

She is the author of regional bestseller The Colors of Beech Hill and recently published The Curse in My Purse: Poems and Drawings for Grown-Ups. Her work was nominated for the Michigan Notable Book Award and the Principal’s Choice Award. She is the writer and voice behind the Spotify podcast Toblanhawke and has plans for a new book release…someday.

Hillary studied English in undergrad, earned a certificate from the American Montessori Society, and holds two M.Eds (because one just didn’t seem like enough). Some of her most gratifying and rewarding work was completed while attending classes at the Bertinet Cookery School in beautiful Bath, England. Articles and podcasts have been published on Spotify, in Montessori Today, Families First Monthly and on her blog, Straight from the Scullery.

After spent most summers of her life in a rural town in northern Michigan, many of Hillary’s stories take root in that setting. Having now been a resident of southeast Wisconsin for over a decade, Hillary takes advantage of her “city girl” status and attends writer’s conferences regularly, frequents as many local bookshops as possible, and is on a quest to dine at the oldest restaurant in every state.

Scullery Cakes and HAD Original watercolor print notecards can be purchased by contacting hillary@hillarydanaher.com.

Life is beautiful. Don’t take it for granted.