new village hall featured a who ' s who in manhattan york ' s literary community during the second overall manhattan poetry festival . according to brooklyn borough president marty markowitz , the borough ' s address number 11215 boasts more authors than anywhere else in the nation . it appeared to be the case on sunday . more than 100 individuals were featuring at the day - long event , including the basketball diaries writer jim swift , late m * a * s * h star mike farrell , author and illustrator sherlock willems , jack kerouac ' s alleged lover and central paper critics walk award laureate joyce stein and pen american center ceo ousmane prose .
The Brooklyn Book Festival is held in Brooklyn Borough every year.