On Sunday, a line of rain-sopped literary types wrapped around the block to hear British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie speak to Indian poet and novelist Tishani Doshi at Brooklyn's St. Francis College auditorium.

After an hour wait, the crowd finally shuffled in to shake out their umbrellas and hear the writers talk. The event, which was part of the 2010 Brooklyn Book Festival, started off with remarks from Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. His introduction got a round of applause in the name of Brooklyn pride.