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: Kings Highway and Bushwick have a 35% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (36 titles tracked at both, 81 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
36
Tracked only at Kings Highway
31
Tracked only at Bushwick
14
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.
35%
Higher pressure at Kings Highway
5
Higher pressure at Bushwick
5

Shared titles

  • Heart the loverLily King

    Kings Highway 74 +5 vs panel avg · Bushwick 57 11 vs panel avg

  • My friendsFredrik Backman

    Kings Highway 66 +7 vs panel avg · Bushwick 57 ~ panel avg

  • YesteryearCaro Claire Burke

    Kings Highway 74 +4 vs panel avg · Bushwick 51 19 vs panel avg

  • Nash fallsDavid Baldacci

    Kings Highway 72 +45 vs panel avg · Bushwick 51 +24 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Kings Highway 70 +2 vs panel avg · Bushwick 51 15 vs panel avg

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

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

  • The wedding peopleAlison Espach

    Kings Highway 68 +3 vs panel avg · Bushwick 51 14 vs panel avg

  • Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin

    Kings Highway 65 +19 vs panel avg · Bushwick 51 +5 vs panel avg

  • Broken countryClare Leslie Hall

    Kings Highway 62 +5 vs panel avg · Bushwick 51 7 vs panel avg

  • Project Hail MaryAndy Weir

    Kings Highway 62 +1 vs panel avg · Bushwick 51 8 vs panel avg

More popular at Kings Highway

TitleKings HighwayBushwick
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
66
+1 vs panel avg
0/3
0
58 vs panel avg
1/1
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
63
+29 vs panel avg
1/6
0
44 vs panel avg
1/1
YesteryearCaro Claire Burke
74
+4 vs panel avg
0/6
51
19 vs panel avg
0/1
Nash fallsDavid Baldacci
72
+45 vs panel avg
0/5
51
+24 vs panel avg
0/1
The womenKristin Hannah
49
+19 vs panel avg
1/4
29
6 vs panel avg
1/2

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More popular at Bushwick

TitleKings HighwayBushwick
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
0
31 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+25 vs panel avg
0/1
0
28 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+28 vs panel avg
0/1
0
10 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+25 vs panel avg
0/1
YellowfaceR F Kuang
21
23 vs panel avg
2/3
51
+7 vs panel avg
0/1
Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler
21
25 vs panel avg
2/3
51
+5 vs panel avg
0/1

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Distinctive to Kings Highway

TitleKings HighwayBushwick
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
NightshadeMichael Connelly
66
+42 vs panel avg
0/3
0
16 vs panel avg
1/1
65
+24 vs panel avg
0/4
51
+7 vs panel avg
0/1
Never lieFreida McFadden
65
+11 vs panel avg
0/4
0
~ panel avg
0/0
I'm glad my mom diedJennette McCurdy
62
+8 vs panel avg
0/3
51
+16 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+3 vs panel avg
0/3
51
8 vs panel avg
0/1

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Distinctive to Bushwick

TitleKings HighwayBushwick
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
65
+15 vs panel avg
0/4
51
+1 vs panel avg
0/1
0
~ panel avg
0/0
51
+12 vs panel avg
0/1
Long Island compromiseTaffy Brodesser-Akner
45
+21 vs panel avg
1/3
51
+16 vs panel avg
0/1
51
+24 vs panel avg
0/1
51
+29 vs panel avg
0/1
En agosto nos vemosGabriel García Márquez
0
~ panel avg
0/0
51
+20 vs panel avg
0/1

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