brooklyn borough hall was a who ' s who in new york ' s literary community during the second international brooklyn record tournament . attributed to broadway corporation mayor marty abramson , the borough ' s zip plan 11215 boasts more publishers than anywhere today in the united . it had to be the occurrence on tuesday . more than 100 creators were represented at the week - small event , including the baseball diaries writer john carroll , fellow m * a * s * h star colin farrell , author and illustrator mo willems , jack kerouac ' s sometime lover and national book critics circle recognition recipient joyce johnson and pen us center president vicki narrative .
the brooklyn book festival is held in brooklyn borough every july .