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Steve Martin and Harry Bliss on the concise joy of cartoons

The multi-talented Steve Martin has covered a lot of ground, as a standup comedian and actor, writer, novelist and musician. Now he can claim “cartoonist” to his resume, collaborating with noted New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss on humorous one-panel gems. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Martin and Bliss about the precision of the cartoon; capturing ideas in the middle of the night; and their cartoon collection, “A Wealth of Pigeons.” Source

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A Halloween treat

Zoe Thomas, of Atlanta, is a three-year-old who was diagnosed with leukemia back in February. And because her immune system is now compromised, she couldn’t go trick-or-treating last weekend with all the other kids. But the children in her neighborhood had a sweet Halloween surprise for her. Steve Hartman reports. Source

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Passage: Marguerite Littman

“Sunday Morning” looks back at the life of Marguerite Littman, a philanthropist and friend of artists and writers who advocated for AIDS patients, and who was an inspiration for Holly Golightly in Truman Capote’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” Source

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Independent booksellers write a new chapter during COVID-19

The Strand Book Store is a New York institution, with four floors of books, and 93 years of tradition. But while it survived a Great Depression, World War II, 9/11 and Amazon, it has struggled during the era of COVID-19. New Yorker contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with the Strand’s owners, and with the owners of EyeSeeMe, an African-American children’s bookstore in St. Louis, about how independent booksellers are finding ways to cope during the coronavirus pandemic, and about the community of readers that wants them to survive. Source

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