Borrowed in Brooklyn

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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.

Or click any cell in the matrix below.

Selected pair: Bushwick and Crown Heights have a 32% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (32 titles tracked at both, 83 at either).

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 Heights1042493834405148365042
Central Library10991237121081012
North Brooklyn
Bushwick429353232323941353535
Greenpoint499354241474850354050
Williamsburgh3812324232414340384442
Central Brooklyn
Bedford343324132313839333537
Crown Heights407324741314449424444
Flatbush5112394843384447354642
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge4810415040394947394247
Coney Island368353538334235393735
Kings Highway5010354044354446423740
Sunset Park4212355042374442473540
How this works

Each cell is a weighted overlap: across every adult title tracked at either branch, we compare the lower and higher branch demand-pressure values, then divide the sum of shared pressure by the sum of combined pressure. Books with strong demand at both branches count more; books strong at only one branch lower the overlap. Diagonals are self-matches (—). Branches are grouped by region (North / Central / South Brooklyn) for readability, and only the lower triangle is shown since the matrix is symmetric. 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.

Tracked at both
32
Tracked only at Bushwick
18
Tracked only at Crown Heights
33
Weighted overlapWeighted overlap compares demand pressure across the books tracked by either branch. For each book, we take the lower and higher branch demand-pressure values across the two branches and divide the sum of shared pressure by the sum of combined pressure. Books with strong demand at both branches count more; books strong at only one branch lower overlap. 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.
32%
Higher pressure at Bushwick
5
Higher pressure at Crown Heights
5

Shared titles

  • Heart the loverLily King

    Bushwick 57 11 vs panel avg · Crown Heights 70 +1 vs panel avg

  • Martyr!Kaveh Akbar

    Bushwick 57 3 vs panel avg · Crown Heights 62 ~ panel avg

  • My friendsFredrik Backman

    Bushwick 57 ~ panel avg · Crown Heights 57 2 vs panel avg

  • The wedding peopleAlison Espach

    Bushwick 51 14 vs panel avg · Crown Heights 74 +9 vs panel avg

  • YesteryearCaro Claire Burke

    Bushwick 51 19 vs panel avg · Crown Heights 70 ~ panel avg

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

    Bushwick 51 16 vs panel avg · Crown Heights 68 +1 vs panel avg

  • Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle Zauner

    Bushwick 51 +11 vs panel avg · Crown Heights 68 +14 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Bushwick 51 15 vs panel avg · Crown Heights 68 ~ panel avg

  • Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid

    Bushwick 51 12 vs panel avg · Crown Heights 65 +4 vs panel avg

  • A court of thorns and rosesSarah J Maas

    Bushwick 51 1 vs panel avg · Crown Heights 65 +9 vs panel avg

More popular at Bushwick

TitleBushwickCrown Heights
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.AvailableDemand 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
51
+28 vs panel avg
0/1
0
23 vs panel avg
1/1
All foursMiranda July
51
+14 vs panel avg
0/1
21
16 vs panel avg
2/3
51
+5 vs panel avg
0/1
21
25 vs panel avg
2/3
Nash fallsDavid Baldacci
51
+24 vs panel avg
0/1
29
+2 vs panel avg
1/2
YellowfaceR F Kuang
51
+7 vs panel avg
0/1
41
3 vs panel avg
1/3

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More popular at Crown Heights

TitleBushwickCrown Heights
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.AvailableDemand 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
0
58 vs panel avg
1/1
68
+3 vs panel avg
0/5
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
0
44 vs panel avg
1/1
35
+1 vs panel avg
3/6
The wedding peopleAlison Espach
51
14 vs panel avg
0/1
74
+9 vs panel avg
0/6
YesteryearCaro Claire Burke
51
19 vs panel avg
0/1
70
~ panel avg
0/6
The correspondentVirginia Evans
51
16 vs panel avg
0/1
68
+1 vs panel avg
0/5

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Distinctive to Bushwick

TitleBushwickCrown Heights
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.AvailableDemand 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
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë
51
+25 vs panel avg
0/1
55
+24 vs panel avg
0/1
51
+29 vs panel avg
0/1
55
+28 vs panel avg
0/1
Food personAdam D Roberts
51
+38 vs panel avg
0/1
0
11 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+15 vs panel avg
0/1
0
33 vs panel avg
3/3
Long Island compromiseTaffy Brodesser-Akner
51
+16 vs panel avg
0/1
0
24 vs panel avg
1/1

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Distinctive to Crown Heights

TitleBushwickCrown Heights
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.AvailableDemand 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
Wild dark shoreCharlotte McConaghy
0
~ panel avg
0/0
65
+10 vs panel avg
0/4
57
+6 vs panel avg
0/2
65
+14 vs panel avg
0/4
0
~ panel avg
0/0
65
+11 vs panel avg
0/4
Our perfect stormCarley Fortune
0
~ panel avg
0/0
62
+12 vs panel avg
0/3
The widowJohn Grisham
51
~ panel avg
0/1
62
+10 vs panel avg
0/3

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