Grace Livingston Hill

Grace Livingston Hill

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The Grace Livingston Hill Cookbook

The Grace Livingston Hill Cookbook Series

Family meals, and often their careful preparation, are a familiar part of the Grace Livingston Hill books we love. In the Grace Livingston Hill Cookbook series, we’ve assembled vintage recipes so you can taste a bit of GLH history.

A collage of vintage books.

The Backstory Blog

It’s the “backstory” that makes Grace Livingston Hill’s books come alive! Because most all of her books were written as contemporary fiction in Grace’s day, her books are essentially a living history lesson. Click below to take a deep dive into what makes GLH books tick.

The Livingston Family at home.

Meet Grace’s Family

Grace Livingston Hill wasn’t the only writer in the family. From her earliest days, she was surrounded by an atmosphere of literature. Reading and writing was happening all around her, all the time. Click to learn more about her extended family.

—2026 Reading List—

What’s your favorite GLH book? We’re beginning 2026 with some of our favorites. Which would you add to the list? 

The Street of the City Front Cover

January

The Street of the City
Because: Skating!
1942

Crimson Roses Front Cover

February

Crimson Roses
Our absolute favorite.
1928.

March

Rose Galbraith
A name from our family tree.
1940.

April Gold Front Cover

April

April Gold
Of course!
1936

May

Patricia
About May 5th.
1939

The Honor Girl Front Cover

June

The Honor Girl
Which version do you prefer?
1927

The Enchanted Barn Front Cover

July

The Enchanted Barn
To escape city heat.
1918

August

Re-Creations
A home makeover.
1924

September

The Witness
Handed out by John Wanamaker.
1917

October

The White Lady
Is she a ghost?
1930

November

The Tryst
It’s Thanksgiving.
1921

December

The Substitute Guest
Cookbook Inspiration.
1936

The Greater Heritage Podcast

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In this 2022 podcast episode, The Greater Heritage sat down with Daena Creel, one of the foremost authorities on the life and work of the pioneering and best-selling Christian author Grace Livingston Hill (1865-1947).

Daena is also a writer, archivist, and historian. She has worked closely with the Hill family to preserve Grace’s legacy for future generations of readers, and is the author of The Grace Livingston Hill Cookbook: Vintage Recipes from the Holiday Books.

We learned many compelling facts about Grace’s life and books during the interview including an overview of her family upbringing, characteristics of her work, her writing process, and reasons for why her books are just as spiritually valuable and relevant today as they were more than a century ago.

GLH podcast