Question

this book festival was first organised in the autumn of 2006 by Brooklyn borough president Marty markowitz​

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Answer:

The Brooklyn Book Festival is an annual book fair held in the fall in Brooklyn, New York.

[1] It was begun in 2006 by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, co-producers Liz Koch and Carolyn Greer

[2] who wanted to showcase the "Brooklyn voice" in literature, as numerous authors reside in the borough.

[3] In subsequent years the fair has expanded its scope and hosted many non-Brooklyn and international writers, including Joan Didion, Dennis Lehane, John Reed, Rosanne Cash, Salman Rushdie, Karl Ove Knausgård and Dave .