brooklyn borough hall feature a who ' s who in south york ' s literary population during the 3rd annual brooklyn book contest . according to brooklyn boroughs president marty markowitz , the borough ' s street code 11215 boasts more authors than anything other in the world . it appeared to be the best on weekend . more than 100 authors were featured at the day - long event , among the basketball memoirs writer jack carroll , veteran m * a * s * f star mike wolfe , author and illustration mo willems , dean kerouac ' s sometime lover and national ebook critics circle oscar recipient joyce beckett and pen american centro president florio prose .
The Brooklyn Book Festival is held in Brooklyn Borough every year.