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Green Apple Books on the Park
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A branch of the legendary Green Apple Books in San Francisco's Inner Sunset. Est. 2014. Events happen here!
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Join us for our #falloffreedom event on Nov. 21! Do some good, together <3
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November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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One week from today, we welcome Brian Barth for the release of his book, FRONT STREET, alongside members of Wood Street Commons and reporter Nuala Bishari. Proceeds from this event will go to Wood Street Commons for their mutual aid and advocacy work for unhoused people in Oakland. Join us!
Graphic reads “Front Street: Resistance and Rebirth in the Tent Cities of Techlandia, with author Brian Barth, joined by members of Wood Street Commons. In-conversation with Nuala Bishari. Thursday, Nov. 13. 7pm. 1231 9th Ave (Inner Sunset). Free, RSVP at the link in our bio. Proceeds benefit Wood Street Commons. Presented by Green Apple Books, Wood Street Commons, Coalition on Homelessness, & Miracle Messages.” The graphic had a light purple background and features the cover of Front Street, a black and white photo of an encampment with an American flag above it.
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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RSVP and details for our event with @roqueraquel.bsky.social, @caroderobertis.bsky.social and Alexis Aceves Garcia below! @graywolfpress.bsky.social
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October 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Join us next Thursday, Oct. 9 to celebrate Arterian's collection with Sara Borjas and Cindy Juyoung Ok. Details and RSVP at this link: greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-1...
October 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Presented in proud partnership with @catranslation.org and in-conversation with Tess Taylor

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September 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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@hayneswrites.com joins us tomorrow night to celebrate MARTHA'S DAUGHTER (@mcsweeneys.net) with Erica Vital-Lazare. Free to attend, RSVP and details at the link below. greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...
Graphic reads “Green Apple Books presents David Haynes joined by Erica Vital-Lazare. Wednesday, September 24. 7pm. 1231 9th Ave (Inner Sunset). Free to attend, please RSVP. Details at the link in our bio.” The graphic features author photos of Haynes and Vital-Lazare on either side of Haynes’ book, Martha’s Daughter. The book’s cover is black with a collage of paintings of someone's face, a tree, a cityscape, and more in various shades od blue, orange, green, yellow, lavender.
September 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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We have some great things coming your way in the next week, starting tonight! RSVP and find details at the following link: greenapplebooks.com/events/calen...

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September 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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July 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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New date! Our event with @rosellewriter.bsky.social celebrating Celestial Banquet with Ayesha Curry (@zandoprojects.bsky.social) will now be held on Wednesday, July 16!

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June 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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RSVP for our event with Franklin and Mottley at the link below! greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...
June 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Our event with @jemmawei.bsky.social and @rokwon.bsky.social is next Tuesday! Details at the link below: greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...
May 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Independent Bookstore Day is this Saturday! Join us for morning beverages to help you browse, free tarot readings, a jewelry pop-up, and an author happy hour—bartending by Daniel Handler & @colinwinnette.bsky.social—supporting @booksnotbans.bsky.social!
April 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Tonight! We can’t wait for this conversation with @vauhinivara.bsky.social with @alexhanna.bsky.social on Vara’s Searches. RSVP and details: greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...
Graphic with a gray background and cutout images of painting featured on the cover. Text reads “Green Apple Books presents, Vauhini Vara, Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age. joined in-conversation by Dr. Alex Hanna. Tuesday, April 15. 7pm. 1231 9th Ave (Inner Sunset). Free to Attend, Please RSVP. Or watch online. Details at the link in our bio.” The graphic includes author photos of Vara and Hanna, with the cover of Vara’s book, Searches, between them. The cover has a cream background and an oil painting of an abundant table, a description of the image as generated by AI is also on the cover.
April 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Still time to RSVP for our event with Moses-Schmitt and @leighlucas.bsky.social tonight! Details at the link below: thethirdplace.is/event/lenamo...
April 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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RSVP or catch the livestream at the link below.

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April 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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RSVP and find details at the link below. Can't wait! greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...
Graphic that reads “Green Apple Books presents Eric Puchner, Dream State, in-conversation with Adam Johnson. Monday, March 31. 7pm. 1231 9th Ave (Inner Sunset). Free to Attend, Please RSVP. Or watch online. Details at greenapplebooks.com/events.” The graphic includes images of Eric Puchner, the cover of Dream State, and Adam Johnson, with a background of peachy and light blue.
March 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Thank you to @brookmthompson.bsky.social for stopping by to sign copies of her book, I LOVE SALMON AND LAMPREYS! You can get a copy at this link: greenapplebooks.com/book/9781597...
Thompson sits on a stool and signs a stack of her book, I Love Salmon and Lampreys, at our front counter. Brook M. Thompson holds a copy of her book, I Love Salmon and Lampreys, inside at our Books on the Park location
March 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Just gonna leave these here. They’re free. They fit in your wallet. Take one for yourself or someone you love. ❤️🍏
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Display of “Know Your Rights” cards printed in Spanish, English, Chinese, and Tagalog. They are under a sign that says “Know Your Rights Cards. All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home.”
February 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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RSVP to the event and find details at the link below: greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...
Promotional graphic with dusty pink background that reads “Green Apple Books presents Samantha Schoech. Joined by Michelle Richmond. Celebrating the launch of My Mother’s Boyfriends. Wednesday, January 29. 7pm. 1231 9th Ave (Inner Sunset). Free to attend, please RSVP. Or watch online. Details at the link in our bio.” In the center are three images. On the left, an author photo of Schoech. In the center, the cover of Schoech's story collection, My Mother's Boyfriends. The cover is a black and white photograph of a man looking at a woman wearing a bikini, colorized. The title is written in yellow across the cover. On the right, an author photo of Richmond.
January 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Promotional graphic with color gradation and bubbles in the background with text that read “Green Apple Books presents Colette Shade, joined by Joanne McNeil. Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (The Future That Never Was). Friday, January 24. 7pm. 1231 9th Ave (Inner Sunset). Free to attend, please RSVP. Or watch on YouTube Live. Details at greenapplebooks.com/events. “ The graphic has three images: on the left, an author photo of Shade. In the center, the cover of Shade’s book. The cover is a collection of bubbles with Y2K written in individual ones. The background of the cover is a "new millennium" color gradation of green to lavender. On the right, an author photo of McNeil.
January 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Graphic with orange background with illustrations of clouds that reads “Green Apple Books presents Karissa Chen, Homeseeking with Vanessa Hua. Friday, January 10. 7pm. 1231 9th Ave (Inner Sunset). Free to attend, please RSVP. Details at greenapplebooks.com/events.” The graphic has three images. On the left, an author photo of Karissa Chen. In the center, the cover of Chen’s novel, Homeseeking. The cover is an illustration of a blue sky with a gold ring and a maple tree growing out of one side, and palm trees growing out of the other. On the right, an author photo of Vanessa Hua.
January 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Join us on Thursday, 1/9 for a celebration of Tyler Cain Lacy and @colinwinnette.bsky.social's Long Day Press releases, IN MEMORY OF JAMES WRIGHT, WHOSE POEMS I ATE and GAINESVILLE. Details at the link below. See you then! greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...
Graphic with light purple background that reads “Green Apple Books on the Park presents, Tyler Cain Lacy & Colin Winnette. Thursday, January 9. 7pm. 1231 9th Ave (Inner Sunset). Free to attend, please RSVP. Or watch online. Details at the link in our bio.” The graphic has two images in the center. On the left, the cover of Lacy’s book “In memory of James Write, Whose Poem I Ate” and on the right, the cover of Winnette’s book “Gainesville”
January 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Our event with @kinsaledrake.bsky.social is tonight! Come kick off 2025 right. Details at the following link: greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...
Graphic with blue, aqua, and mauve abstract shapes with text that reads “Green Apple Books presents Kinsale Drake. Celebrating The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket. Monday, January 6. 7pm. 1231 9th Ave (Inner Sunset). Free to attend, please RSVP. Or watch online. Details at greenapplebooks.com/events.” The graphic has two images in the center. On the left, the cover of Kinsale Drake's The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket. The cover has an illustration of a southwestern landscape at twilight, with red rock and a dark sky, with cactus flowers adorning the corners. On the right, an author photo of Drake.
January 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Happy New Year! We’ve compiled a list of New Year-ish titles to get your 2025 reading started.
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January 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Our last Tweet said we were sunsetting our account, which must mean that we are inauthentically participating on Twitter 🤷🏻‍♂️
November 29, 2024 at 9:56 PM