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AUTHOR OF THE SLOW DISCIPLINES

Dr. HarperWhitfield

Harper Whitfield observes the subtle dialogue between nature, memory, and the enduring human effort to truly see the world.

Portrait of Dr. Harper Whitfield
Dr. Harper Whitfield

Introduction

On Harper

Harper Whitfield explores the intricate connections between human perception and the natural world, unveiling the quiet histories embedded within.

Dr. Harper Whitfield is an essayist and historian of science writing at the intersection of nature, memory, and the long history of human attention.

Cover of The Slow Disciplines

The Book

The Slow Disciplines

Essays on nature, science, and the history of attention

From the field notebooks of nineteenth-century botanists to a modern dawn chorus in Vermont, The Slow Disciplines gathers a decade of essays on nature, history, and the quiet science of paying attention. A literary essay collection in the finest tradition — patient, exact, and steadily illuminating — from one of the essay form's most admired living practitioners.

Praise

Whitfield is our finest living essayist on the natural world. This collection belongs on the shelf beside Dillard and Berry.
Robert Macfarlane

Complimentary

The Art of Noticing

Receive a curated selection of Harper Whitfield's early essays on observation and the natural world.

Speaking

Invitations to speak

To inquire about Harper Whitfield's availability for speaking engagements or literary events, please reach out.