Helen MacDonald

Helen Macdonald is a writer, poet, illustrator and naturalist, and an affiliated research scholar at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge.  She is the author of the bestselling H Is for Hawk, as well as a cultural history of falcons, titled Falcon, and three collections of poetry, including Shaler's Fish.  Macdonald was a Research Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge,  has worked as a professional falconer, and has assisted with the management of raptor research and conservation projects across Eurasia.  She now writes for the New York Times Magazine.