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 133–145, Queens and Empresses*†#
  10. The Romance of Lust: A Victorian Erotic Novel, Anonymous
  11. Sherlock & Co. Podcast, Episodes 1–15*#

May

  1. Sherlock & Co. Podcast, Episodes 16–35*#
  2. Empire Podcast, Episodes 148–155, America: The Empire of Liberty*†#
  3. The Dagger and the Coin - 01 - The Dragon’s Path, Daniel Abraham*
  4. The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, Susan Wise Bauer*†
  5. The Bed of Procrustes, Nicholas Nassim Taleb*†

June

  1. How Git Works, Julia Evans*‡
  2. The Programmer’s Brain, Felienne Hermans*†
  3. The Dagger and the Coin - 02 - The King’s Blood, Daniel Abraham*
  4. The Dagger and the Coin - 03 - The Tyrant’s Law, Daniel Abraham*
  5. The Dagger and the Coin - 04 - The Widow’s House, Daniel Abraham*
  6. The Dagger and the Coin - 05 - The Spider’s War, Daniel Abraham*
  7. The Tiger, John Vaillant*†
  8. Troll Mountain, Matthew Reilly*
  9. The Phoenix Project, Gene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford*†
  10. Sherlock & Co. Podcast, Episodes 36–41*#
  11. Empire Podcast, America’s Founding Fathers & the American Revolution, Episodes 146–159 *†#
  12. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Holly Jackson
  13. 90 Common French Phrases Every French Learner Should Know, Frederic Bibard‡
  14. How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr*†
  15. How to Fail Miserably at Writing, Giselle Renard†
  16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett*
  17. Tarzan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Burroughs*
  18. The Return of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs*
  19. The Beasts of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs*
  20. The Girl Who Would Be Free, Ryan Holiday*
  21. The Rest is History, Titanic, Episodes 427–432*†
  22. Empire Podcast, American Imperialism, Episodes 160–169 *†#