Tom Griffiths is a beloved historian whose books and essays have won prizes in literature, history, science, politics, and journalism. His true stories are about fire and ice, climate and culture, forests and deserts, and the haunting relationship between the past and the present. His books include Hunters and Collectors, Forests of Ash, Slicing the Silence, Living with Fire and The Art of Time Travel: Historians and their Craft. Tom is an Emeritus Professor of History at the Australian National University and in 2014 received Australia’s highest recognition for outstanding achievement and service when he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his work in education, history, and literature. He’s been to Antarctica more than once, was an important voice in the Australian bushfire crisis last summer, and has for years been a mentor and an inspiration to environmental humanities scholars across the globe.