
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. They are 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. They now write for the New York Times Magazine.