C.J. Schuler’s history of amber, Along the Amber Route, was long-listed for the 2021 Wingate Prize. He is also the author of three illustrated histories of cartography and Writers’, Lovers, Soldiers, Spies: A History of the Authors’ Club in London. He has also written on literature, travel and the arts for several newspapers. He was chairman of the Authors’ Club form 2008-2015.