What We Are Reading Today: Sinkable

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Updated 12 September 2022
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What We Are Reading Today: Sinkable

Author: Daniel Stone

In Sinkable, Daniel Stone spins a fascinating tale of history, science, and obsession, uncovering the untold story of the Titanic not as a ship but as a shipwreck.

He explores generations of eccentrics, like American Charles Smith, whose 1914 recovery plan using a synchronized armada of ships bearing electromagnets; Jack Grimm, a Texas oil magnate who spent a fortune to find the wreck after failing to find Noah’s Ark; and the British Doug Woolley who has claimed, since the 1960s, to be the true owner of the Titanic wreckage.

Brimming with humor, curiosity and wit, Sinkable offers  an immensely entertaining romp through the deep sea and the nature of obsession.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Overinvested’ by Nina Bandelj

Updated 17 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Overinvested’ by Nina Bandelj

Parents are exhausted. When did raising children become such all-consuming, never-ending, incredibly expensive, and emotionally absorbing effort? In this eye-opening book, Nina Bandelj explains how we got to this point—how we turned children into financial and emotional investments and child-rearing into laborious work.

At the turn of the 20th century, children went from being economically useful, often working to support families, to being seen by their parents as vulnerable and emotionally priceless.