Compare branches
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.
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
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle BurdenCrown Heights 68 ~ panel avg · Coney Island 65 −3 vs panel avg
A court of thorns and rosesSarah J MaasCrown Heights 72 +20 vs panel avg · Coney Island 61 +9 vs panel avg
Wild dark shoreCharlotte McConaghyCrown Heights 68 +13 vs panel avg · Coney Island 57 +2 vs panel avg
A marriage at sea : a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreckSophie ElmhirstCrown Heights 57 +2 vs panel avg · Coney Island 57 +2 vs panel avg
More popular at Crown Heights
| Title | Crown Heights | Coney Island | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle Zauner | 68 +25 vs panel avg | 0/5 | 0 −43 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 |
 Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid | 69 +20 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 21 −28 vs panel avg | 2/3 |
 The womenKristin Hannah | 62 +6 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 25 −31 vs panel avg | 2/3 |
 Great big beautiful lifeEmily Henry | 65 +23 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 29 −13 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
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More popular at Coney Island
| Title | Crown Heights | Coney Island | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prophetKahlil Gibran | 0 −17 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +34 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
0 −36 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +15 vs panel avg | 0/1 | |
 Martyr!Kaveh Akbar | 41 −16 vs panel avg | 1/3 | 57 ~ panel avg | 0/2 |
YesteryearCaro Claire Burke | 59 −11 vs panel avg | 1/6 | 70 ~ panel avg | 0/6 |
 WhistlerAnn Patchett | 54 −10 vs panel avg | 1/5 | 65 +1 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
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Distinctive to Crown Heights
| Title | Crown Heights | Coney Island | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Our perfect stormCarley Fortune | 62 +8 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 The dungeon anarchist's cookbookMatt Dinniman | 62 +17 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
51 +34 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | |
 I regret almost everything : a memoirKeith McNally | 51 +4 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
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Distinctive to Coney Island
| Title | Crown Heights | Coney Island | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 midnight libraryMatt Haig | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 +5 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 None of this is trueLisa Jewell | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 HeartwoodAmity Gaige | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 51 +18 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 The tenantFreida McFadden | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 51 +6 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 51 +23 vs panel avg | 0/1 | |
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