brooklyn borough hall highlighted a writer ' s who in new york ' s literary area during the seventh ever brooklyn book festival . according to brooklyn borough president vincent markowitz , the borough ' s zip lock 11215 boasts more books than anywhere else in the country . it appeared to be the issue on sunday . more than 100 authors were depicted at the weekend - long event , specifically the basketball journal poet jim howard , acting m * a * s * l fan mike farrell , novelist and illustrator paul willems , jack kerouac ' s permanent lover and northern book critics square award candidate joyce johnson and pen american center patron vicki prose .
The Brooklyn Book Festival is held in Brooklyn Borough every year.