2024
January The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Charlie Mackesy*¶ Number Go Up, Zeke Faux*† Dread Knight, Sarah Hawke* The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, Carlo M. Cipolla† February Romans in Space, Episode 412, The Rest is History, Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook*†# Just William, Richmal Crompton* Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao* Empire Podcast, Series 5, Episodes 112–125, Empires of Iran, Part II*†# The Author Blog: Easy Blogging for Busy Authors, Anne R. Allen† Babel, R.F. Kuang* The Poppy War, R.F. Kuang* The Complete History & Strategy of Hermès, Season 14, Episode 2, Acquired Podcast*†# Nintendo’s Origins & Nintendo: The Console Wars, Season 14, Episodes 3 & 4, Acquired Podcast*†# March The Poppy War, R.F. Kuang* The Dragon Republic, R.F. Kuang* The Burning God, R.F. Kuang* April The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett* Empire Podcast, Series 6, Episodes 128–132, Buddhism (The Indosphere Part I)*†# Foundryside, Robert Jackson Bennett* Shorefall, Robert Jackson Bennett* Locklands, Robert Jackson Bennett* Schaum’s Outline of French Grammar, Mary Coffman Crocker*‡ 5BX Plan, The Royal Canadian Air Force*‡ The Pixar Touch, David A. Price*† Empire Podcast, Series 7, Episodes 133–145, Queens and Empresses*†# The Romance of Lust: A Victorian Erotic Novel, Anonymous Sherlock & Co. Podcast, Episodes 1–15*# May Sherlock & Co. Podcast, Episodes 16–35*# Empire Podcast, Episodes 148–155, America: The Empire of Liberty*†# The Dagger and the Coin - 01 - The Dragon’s Path, Daniel Abraham* The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, Susan Wise Bauer*† The Bed of Procrustes, Nicholas Nassim Taleb*¶† June How Git Works, Julia Evans*‡ The Programmer’s Brain, Felienne Hermans*† The Dagger and the Coin - 02 - The King’s Blood, Daniel Abraham* The Dagger and the Coin - 03 - The Tyrant’s Law, Daniel Abraham* The Dagger and the Coin - 04 - The Widow’s House, Daniel Abraham* The Dagger and the Coin - 05 - The Spider’s War, Daniel Abraham* The Tiger, John Vaillant*† Troll Mountain, Matthew Reilly* The Phoenix Project, Gene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford*† Sherlock & Co. Podcast, Episodes 36–41*# Empire Podcast, America’s Founding Fathers & the American Revolution, Episodes 146–159 *†# A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Holly Jackson 90 Common French Phrases Every French Learner Should Know, Frederic Bibard‡ How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr*† How to Fail Miserably at Writing, Giselle Renard† The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett* Tarzan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Burroughs* The Return of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs* The Beasts of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs* The Girl Who Would Be Free, Ryan Holiday* The Rest is History, Titanic, Episodes 427–432*† Empire Podcast, American Imperialism, Episodes 160–169 *†# July HIM, Geoff Ryman Mr. Einstein’s Secretary, Matthew Reilly The Peripheral, William Gibson The Rest is History, Fall of the American Indigenous Peoples, Episodes 446–456*†# August Podman in Action, Daniel Walsh*‡ Painless Tmux, Nate Dickson*‡ Hardcore History, Mania for Subjugation, Episode 71*† The Rest is History, The Road to The Great War, Episodes 465–474*† The Steerswoman, Rosemary Kirstein* The Outskirter’s Secret, Rosemary Kirstein* The Lost Steersman, Rosemary Kirstein* The Language of Power, Rosemary Kirstein* Guns & Thighs, Ram Gopal Varma Business Maharajas, Gita Piramal*† Complete Digital Photography, Ben Long*‡ The Rest is History, The French Revolution, Episodes 475–482*† Milestones: The Story of Wordpress, The Wordpress Team† Aurelia, Minerva Spencer* Empire Podcast, The Bengal Famine of 1942, Episodes 170–171 *†# Three Million, The Bengal Famine of 1942, Episodes 0-7 *†# A Christmas Gone Perfectly Wrong, Cecilia Grant A Lady Awakened, Cecilia Grant A Gentleman Undone, Cecilia Grant A Woman Entangled, Cecilia Grant The Cabinet of Dr. Leng, Douglas Preston & Linconln Child Angel of Vengeance, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child September Empire Podcast, American Imperialism, Episodes 172–178*†# Empire Podcast, The Indosphere, Episodes 179–185*†# Powerful Command-Line Applications in Go, Ricardo Gerardi*‡ The Rest is History, The Hundred Years’ War Part I, Episodes 485–490*† Empire Podcast, Scotland & Empire, Episodes 186–189*†# October Head First Go, Jay McGavren*‡ The Rest is History, The Roman Conquest of Britain, Episodes 499-502*† All Systems Red, Martha Wells* Artificial Condition, Martha Wells* Rogue Protocol, Martha Wells* Exit Strategy, Martha Wells* Network Effect, Martha Wells* Fugitive Telemetry, Martha Wells* System Collapse, Martha Wells* Grit, Angela Duckworth† The Art of Resilience, Ross Edgley*† When the World Screamed, Arthur Conan Doyle* The Disintegration Machine, Arthur Conan Doyle* The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle* The Captain of the Polestar, Arthur Conan Doyle* Playing With Fire, Arthur Conan Doyle* How It Happened, Arthur Conan Doyle* One Crowded Hour, Arthur Conan Doyle* The Fall of Lord Barrymore, Arthur Conan Doyle* Dreams With Sharp Teeth, Harlan Ellison & Erik Nelson*†# A Rare Benedictine, Ellis Peters* A Morbid Taste for Bones, Ellis Peters* Once Corpse Too Many, Ellis Peters* Monk’s Hood, Ellis Peters* Saint Peter’s Fair, Ellis Peters* The Leper of Saint Giles, Ellis Peters* The Sealed Room, Arthur Conan Doyle*