January

  1. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Charlie Mackesy*
  2. Number Go Up, Zeke Faux*†
  3. Dread Knight, Sarah Hawke*
  4. The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, Carlo M. Cipolla†

February

  1. Romans in Space, Episode 412, The Rest is History, Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook*†#
  2. Just William, Richmal Crompton*
  3. Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao*
  4. Empire Podcast, Series 5, Episodes 112–125, Empires of Iran, Part II*†#
  5. The Author Blog: Easy Blogging for Busy Authors, Anne R. Allen†
  6. Babel, R.F. Kuang*
  7. The Poppy War, R.F. Kuang*
  8. The Complete History & Strategy of Hermès, Season 14, Episode 2, Acquired Podcast*†#
  9. Nintendo’s Origins & Nintendo: The Console Wars, Season 14, Episodes 3 & 4, Acquired Podcast*†#

March

  1. The Poppy War, R.F. Kuang*
  2. The Dragon Republic, R.F. Kuang*
  3. The Burning God, R.F. Kuang*

April

  1. The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett*
  2. Empire Podcast, Series 6, Episodes 128–132, Buddhism*†#
  3. Foundryside, Robert Jackson Bennett*
  4. Shorefall, Robert Jackson Bennett*
  5. Locklands, Robert Jackson Bennett*
  6. Schaum’s Outline of French Grammar, Mary Coffman Crocker*‡
  7. 5BX Plan, The Royal Canadian Air Force*‡
  8. The Pixar Touch, David A. Price*†
  9. Empire Podcast, Series 7, Episodes 133–143, Queens and Empresses*†#
  10. The Romance of Lust: A Victorian Erotic Novel, Anonymous
  11. Sherlock & Co. Podcast, Episodes 1–15*#