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 Kings Highway have a 41% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (35 titles tracked at both, 68 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 Heights746533936464851345245
Central Library7981465511699
North Brooklyn
Bushwick469413534364242364140
Greenpoint538414542525051404050
Williamsburgh3914354533364240384342
Central Brooklyn
Bedford366344233363643383336
Crown Heights465365236364353414546
Flatbush485425042364358374446
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge5111425140435358424954
Coney Island346364038384137423339
Kings Highway529414043334544493342
Sunset Park459405042364646543942
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
35
Tracked only at Bushwick
13
Tracked only at Kings Highway
20
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.
41%
Higher pressure at Bushwick
5
Higher pressure at Kings Highway
5

Shared titles

  • All foursMiranda July

    Bushwick 65 +29 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 67 +31 vs panel avg

  • Heart the loverLily King

    Bushwick 57 11 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 70 +3 vs panel avg

  • Martyr!Kaveh Akbar

    Bushwick 57 3 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 65 +3 vs panel avg

  • Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver

    Bushwick 62 +6 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 57 +1 vs panel avg

  • Famesick : a memoirLena Dunham

    Bushwick 57 5 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 62 ~ panel avg

  • My friendsFredrik Backman

    Bushwick 57 ~ panel avg · Kings Highway 57 2 vs panel avg

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

    Bushwick 51 17 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 72 +4 vs panel avg

  • Nash fallsDavid Baldacci

    Bushwick 51 +17 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 72 +38 vs panel avg

  • YesteryearCaro Claire Burke

    Bushwick 51 16 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 70 +3 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Bushwick 51 15 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 70 +1 vs panel avg

More popular at Bushwick

TitleBushwickKings Highway
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
0
26 vs panel avg
1/1
The intruderFreida McFadden
51
1 vs panel avg
0/1
0
52 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+23 vs panel avg
0/1
0
28 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+25 vs panel avg
0/1
0
23 vs panel avg
1/1
YellowfaceR F Kuang
57
+15 vs panel avg
0/2
41
1 vs panel avg
1/3

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More popular at Kings Highway

TitleBushwickKings Highway
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
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
0
44 vs panel avg
1/1
59
+11 vs panel avg
1/6
The womenKristin Hannah
29
6 vs panel avg
1/2
73
+36 vs panel avg
0/4
The correspondentVirginia Evans
51
17 vs panel avg
0/1
72
+4 vs panel avg
0/5
Nash fallsDavid Baldacci
51
+17 vs panel avg
0/1
72
+38 vs panel avg
0/5
YesteryearCaro Claire Burke
51
16 vs panel avg
0/1
70
+3 vs panel avg
0/6

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Distinctive to Bushwick

TitleBushwickKings Highway
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
The boyfriendFreida McFadden
51
1 vs panel avg
0/1
65
+13 vs panel avg
0/4
51
+29 vs panel avg
0/1
59
+38 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+7 vs panel avg
0/2
16
34 vs panel avg
3/4
51
+23 vs panel avg
0/1
0
~ panel avg
0/0
51
+15 vs panel avg
0/1
21
8 vs panel avg
2/3

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Distinctive to Kings Highway

TitleBushwickKings Highway
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
8 vs panel avg
0/1
65
+5 vs panel avg
0/4
NightshadeMichael Connelly
0
16 vs panel avg
1/1
62
+44 vs panel avg
0/3
Never lieFreida McFadden
0
~ panel avg
0/0
62
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
The widowJohn Grisham
51
~ panel avg
0/1
62
+4 vs panel avg
0/3
0
~ panel avg
0/0
62
+13 vs panel avg
0/3

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