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Agent and founder of New Books in German Tanja Howarth dies aged 87

ObituariesNov 5, 2026by The Bookseller Editorial Team Tanja Howarth in 1967 Agent Tanja Howarth, who “played a seminal role in establishing German-language writing as a vital part of the global literary conversation”, has died at the age of 87. 

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Podcasts

Better founder Vishal Garg details Tinman AI platform shift

Better founder Vishal Garg said Tinman AI is driving about 60% of company activity as Better pivots from ad-driven DTC lending to partners. He also outlined a $60 million cost reduction plan and a focus on contribution margin profitability.  AI Summary

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Trucks

Mobileye founder Amnon Shashua to step down

July 23, 2026 9:42 am, EDT Amnon Shashua founded Mobileye in 1999. (Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Mobileye said on July 23 that co-founder Amnon Shashua plans to step down as CEO following the appointment of a successor. Shashua led Mobileye’s 2014 IPO, sold it to Intel in 2017 for more than $15 billion and relisted

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Men's Fashion

Prominent tech founder recently handed over Australia’s largest ever Swiss watch auction

Somewhere in Australia, a prominent Australian tech founder has decided to give up a piece of his incredible watch collection. Not all this. This is enough to make history. Estimated total value of what he sent first state auction This is the largest single offering of Swiss luxury watches ever in this country. Estimates for

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Outdoors

Backpacker magazine founder and hiking conservationist William Kemsley dies at 98

As the founding editor of America’s first major hiking magazine and co-founder of the American Hiking Society, Kemsley, who died earlier this month at age 98, spent decades fighting to protect and preserve America’s wild places. William Kemsley (Photo: John McCauley) Published on June 18, 2026 02:00 pm when he founded backpacker in 1973, Bill

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