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Pick any two of the 12 tracked BPL branches to see what they share, what each over-indexes on, and how their adult-fiction tastes diverge.
Bedford + Flatbush37%normalized overlapNormalized overlap: first ranks each branch's fresh tracked titles by demand pressure and converts those ranks to within-branch percentiles. It then divides the sum of the lower percentiles by the sum of the higher percentiles across titles tracked at either branch. A missing title counts as zero observed signal. This compares relative demand without letting one branch's raw score range dominate.37 shared · 17 only Bedford · 30 only Flatbush
Color scaleVery different (0–20%)Some overlap (21–40%)Fairly similar (41–60%)Very similar (61%+)
Brooklyn Heights | Central Library | Bushwick | Greenpoint | Williamsburgh | Bedford | Crown Heights | Flatbush | Bay Ridge | Coney Island | Kings Highway | Sunset Park | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central / Downtown | ||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Heights | — | 10 | 6 | 45 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 45 | 41 |
| Central Library | 10 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| North Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bushwick | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Greenpoint | 45 | 9 | 5 | — | 39 | 33 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 35 | 42 | 43 |
| Williamsburgh | 39 | 9 | 4 | 39 | — | 27 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 37 |
| Central Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 35 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | — | 30 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 31 |
| Crown Heights | 39 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 30 | — | 38 | 46 | 42 | 44 | 38 |
| Flatbush | 46 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 38 | — | 43 | 38 | 41 | 36 |
| South Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bay Ridge | 41 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 46 | 43 | — | 41 | 41 | 35 |
| Coney Island | 40 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 42 | 38 | 41 | — | 39 | 40 |
| Kings Highway | 45 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 35 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 39 | — | 41 |
| Sunset Park | 41 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 37 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 41 | — |
How this works
Each cell is a normalized overlap. We rank every fresh title by demand pressure within its own branch, convert those ranks to percentiles, then compare the lower and higher percentiles across titles tracked at either branch. This puts every branch on the same relative scale. A title missing from one branch counts as zero observed signal. Diagonals are self-matches (—). Branches are grouped by region (North / Central / South Brooklyn) for readability. The matrix is symmetric, so both directions show the same value. If a book isn’t in one branch’s tracked pool, that side counts as no observed signal — not proof of zero real-world demand.
Shared titles
The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran DesaiBedford 62 +3 vs panel avg · Flatbush 65 +6 vs panel avg
I who have never known menJacqueline HarpmanBedford 57 −2 vs panel avg · Flatbush 57 −2 vs panel avg
More popular at Bedford
| Title | Bedford | Flatbush | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
 There's always this year : on basketball and ascensionHanif Abdurraqib | 51 +36 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −15 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
 This is not about us : fictionAllegra Goodman | 51 +17 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −34 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
 The backyard bird chroniclesAmy Tan | 51 +40 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −11 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
 Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid | 41 −8 vs panel avg | 1/3 | 16 −33 vs panel avg | 3/4 |
51 +1 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 29 −21 vs panel avg | 1/2 | |
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More popular at Flatbush
| Title | Bedford | Flatbush | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
 The widowJohn Grisham | 0 −36 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +15 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle Zauner | 0 −43 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 41 −2 vs panel avg | 1/3 |
 Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin | 0 −34 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 41 +7 vs panel avg | 1/3 |
 The intruderFreida McFadden | 0 −44 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 29 −15 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
 A court of thorns and rosesSarah J Maas | 29 −23 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 51 −1 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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Distinctive to Bedford
| Title | Bedford | Flatbush | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
 The book of delightsRoss Gay | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Things in nature merely growYiyun Li | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Food personAdam D Roberts | 55 +42 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 I regret almost everything : a memoirKeith McNally | 55 +8 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 What to cook when you don't feel like cookingCaroline Chambers | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
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Distinctive to Flatbush
| Title | Bedford | Flatbush | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
 The wedding peopleAlison Espach | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 65 +3 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
 Martyr!Kaveh Akbar | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 +5 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 My brilliant friendElena Ferrante | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 +3 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 First lie winsAshley Elston | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 +16 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 The sistersJonas Hassen Khemiri | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 +1 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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