brooklyn borough house featured a who ' s who in new york ' s literary landscape during the second annual brooklyn book contest . according to brooklyn borough executive marty markowitz , the borough ' s zip sign 11215 boasts more authors than anywhere in in the country . it appeared to be the best on weekdays . more than 100 author were appeared at the weekend - length event , including the coach diaries playwright jim carroll , former m * a * s * h director mike passage , author and illustrator mo willems , jack kerouac ' s constant lover and southern book reviewers round award recipient bond johnson and pen american usa president francine prose .
The Brooklyn Book Festival is held in Brooklyn Borough every year.