Borrowed in Brooklyn

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.

Or click any cell in the matrix below.

Sunset Park + Kings Highway41%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.41 shared · 22 only Sunset Park · 27 only Kings Highway
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—106453935394641404541
Central Library10—299476811109
North Brooklyn
Bushwick62—545747884
Greenpoint4595—3933414345354243
Williamsburgh399439—27403937354237
Central Brooklyn
Bedford35453327—303731293531
Crown Heights3977414030—3846424438
Flatbush466443393738—43384136
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge41874537314643—414135
Coney Island40118353529423841—3940
Kings Highway4510842423544414139—41
Sunset Park41944337313836354041—
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

More popular at Sunset Park

TitleSunset ParkKings 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
I regret almost everything : a memoirKeith McNally
61
+14 vs panel avg
0/2
21
−26 vs panel avg
2/3
Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler
33
−13 vs panel avg
1/2
0
−46 vs panel avg
3/3
Broken countryClare Leslie Hall
51
+2 vs panel avg
0/1
21
−28 vs panel avg
2/3
I'm glad my mom diedJennette McCurdy
51
+11 vs panel avg
0/1
21
−19 vs panel avg
2/3
Martyr!Kaveh Akbar
54
−3 vs panel avg
1/5
41
−16 vs panel avg
1/3

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More popular at Kings Highway

TitleSunset ParkKings 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 widowJohn Grisham
0
−36 vs panel avg
2/2
62
+26 vs panel avg
0/3
Nash fallsDavid Baldacci
0
−29 vs panel avg
1/1
54
+25 vs panel avg
1/5
Hidden potential : the science of achieving greater thingsAdam Grant
0
−30 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+21 vs panel avg
0/1
A court of thorns and rosesSarah J Maas
21
−31 vs panel avg
2/3
57
+5 vs panel avg
0/2
Great big beautiful lifeEmily Henry
29
−13 vs panel avg
1/2
61
+19 vs panel avg
0/2

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Distinctive to Sunset Park

TitleSunset ParkKings 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
Big SwissJen Beagin
62
+10 vs panel avg
0/3
0
~ panel avg
0/0
Good inside : a guide to becoming the parent you want to beBecky Kennedy
62
+7 vs panel avg
0/3
0
~ panel avg
0/0
The strangerAlbert Camus
61
+11 vs panel avg
0/2
0
~ panel avg
0/0
Rejection : fictionTony Tulathimutte
57
+3 vs panel avg
0/2
0
~ panel avg
0/0
The midnight libraryMatt Haig
57
~ panel avg
0/2
0
~ panel avg
0/0

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Distinctive to Kings Highway

TitleSunset ParkKings 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
~ panel avg
0/0
72
+30 vs panel avg
0/5
Never lieFreida McFadden
0
~ panel avg
0/0
65
+11 vs panel avg
0/4
The womenKristin Hannah
0
~ panel avg
0/0
65
+9 vs panel avg
0/4
None of this is trueLisa Jewell
0
~ panel avg
0/0
62
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
Kitchen confidential : adventures in the culinary underbellyAnthony Bourdain
0
~ panel avg
0/0
62
+8 vs panel avg
0/3

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