brooklyn borough hall featured a why ' s who in new england ' s writing life during the second annual manhattan authors expo . according to the borough president marty rosenbaum , the state ' s zip system 11215 boasts more authors than any else in the country . it appears to be the case on sunday . more than 100 authors were featured at the day - long event , specifically the basketball diaries writer rick bowie , former m * a * s * h star andrew farrell , author and illustrator mo willems , jack kerouac ' s sometime lover and national book critics circle scholarship winners joyce johnson and writing american centers president francine vie .
The Brooklyn Book Festival is held in Brooklyn Borough every year.