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The Writer's News Carlos Fuentes, Mexican Novelist, Dead at 83Author Carlos Fuentes, whose novels helped begin the rise of Latin American writing in the latter part of the 20th century, died on May 15, 2012 in a Mexico City hospital at age 83. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Begins Bankruptcy Proceedings Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, announced it would initiate Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in order to eliminate $3.1 billion of debt. A Museum for John Updike The John Updike Society has signed an agreement for purchasing the childhood home of John Updike for $200,000 as part of a plan to turn the home into a museum. Maurice Sendak Dies The author of Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak, died on May 8 in a Connecticut hospital after suffering a stroke a few days previously. Monthly Feature
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