a mayor hall was a who ' s who in new york ' s literary elite during the second annual boston book awards . according to brooklyn boroughs president marty markowitz , the borough ' s zip code 11215 boasts more authors than anywhere else in the country . it appeared to be the law on sunday . more than 100 authors were featured at the day - long gathering , including the basketball diaries musician rick howard , acting m * a * s * h star michael wolfe , author and illustrated conrad willems , jack kerouac ' s alleged lover and international book critics circle fellowship recipient lane johnson and pen international center president prose prose .
The Brooklyn Book Festival is held in Brooklyn Borough every year.