brooklyn borough library feature a people ' s whom in newly york ' s literary elite during the ninth annual brooklyn book festival . according to city borough treasurer marty markowitz , the borough ' s zip code 11215 features more authors than wherever else in the country . it appeared to be the issue on sunday . more than 100 others were appearing at the day - long event , including the basketball diaries writer joan howard , former m * a * s * z star mike flanagan , author and illustrator mo duy , jack ginsberg ' s past lover and national album critics circle honour finalists joyce johnson and pen american center president francine fiction .
The Brooklyn Book Festival is held in Brooklyn Borough every year.