The Wood That Built London

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.

Rachel Lichtenstein is a British artist, writer, and curator who is internationally known for her books, multi-media projects, and artworks that examine place, memory, and Jewish identity. The author of many books, including Estuary: Out from London to the Sea, she is co-director of the Centre for Place Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.