Lia Leendertz is the author of The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide, the Sunday Times bestselling annual that has done more than any other to bring the almanac back into British life. Since the first crowd-funded and self-published edition in 2018 it has appeared every year, matching tide tables, moon phases and sunrise times against folklore, wildlife, recipes and song, the practical and the magical on facing pages. Once a form that had settled into obscure predictions or dry reference, it is now, in her hands, the book a great many British households keep by the kettle. She lives in Bristol, presents the monthly podcast As the Season Turns, and writes the newsletter Lia's Living Almanac.