Queens Assembly Member Mamdani; Novelist Jodi Picoult on Banned Books; A Sociologist on Poverty in America; Orchids at the NYBG Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email New York State Budget and the MTA Bestselling Author Jodi Picoult Warns Against Book Bans Set Up to Be Poor The Orchid Show is Back Banned books are visible at the Central Library, a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library system, in New York City on Thursday, July 7, 2022. ( Ted Shaffrey / AP Photo ) Produced by WNYC