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Green Apple Books
@greenapplebooks.bsky.social
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Independent bookstore in San Francisco since 1967.
Our Sunset location is @booksonthepark.bsky.social
https://greenapplebooks.com/
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@booksonthepark.bsky.social is hosting an event in conjunction with the #falloffreedom call to action on Friday, Nov. 21. Be there!
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November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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And finally, 10/23 we celebrate Generation Women: Secrets and Lies at the Lost Church. Feat. Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Sarah Rose Cadorette, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Jane Ganahl, Shirley Huey, and Jan Newberry and hosted by Samantha Schoech. thelostchurch.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/ins...
September 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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10/21 Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith's The People's Project brings together sam sax, Randall Mann, Abi Maxwell and Jill Damatac.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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10/18, Litquake Secret Garden Series presents three panels! www.litquake.org/2025-schedule
September 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Next, Oct. 17 brings SongWriter Live with Viet Thanh Nguyen and Thao Nguyen. Feat. Ben Arthur and Russell Jeung. www.ticketweb.com/event/songwr...
September 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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It's nearly time for Litquake (@litquake.org), and we couldn't be happier to be the participating bookseller at some festival standouts. First up, Ada Limón and Matthew Zapruder celebrate Limón's farewell lap as U.S. Poet Laureate. www.ticketweb.com/event/an-eve...
September 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Very happy to announce our second annual Summer Reading Challenge! Presented in partnership with our pals, Friends & Neighbors. Pick up your reading log at Clement St. starting June 22. Read books, win prizes! www.friendsandneighborssf.com/summer-readi...
June 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Do not adjust your dial! We are indeed launching Lemony Snicket's Summer Brooding subscription box! Four books or surly youngsters over the age of 11 (or adults of any age). Order by May 28 to receive yours!
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[ID: illustration of a young person crying while holding a book, which is also crying, with the words "Lemony Snicket's Summer Brooding Program" around them. The art is by Lisa Brown.]
May 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Independent Bookstore Day is this Saturday! Join us on Clement St for morning refreshments, a doodle session with @charliejane.bsky.social, Books & Bike Trivia w/ a visit from Biblioteca Bicicleta, and keep your eyes peeled for the @libro.fm Golden Ticket to win 12 of audiobooks!
graphic that reads "Independent Bookstore Day10am-12pm Mimosas & Customer Favorite Recs. 2pm Doodle Art w/ Charlie Jane Anders. 6pm Books and Bike Trivia feat. BiblioBicicleta. Green Apple Books 506 Clement St" The graphic has an illustration of a pink book with a smiley face giving a peace sign.] graphic that reads "independent Bookstore Day, Saturday, April 26. 2pm. Doodle Art Activity with Charlie Jane Anders. Green Apple Books. 506 Clement St." The image has a photo of author Anders in a round frame. She has a hot pink bob and a black sequin top. : Graphic that reads "Independent Bookstore Day, Saturday April 26, 6pm Books and Bike Trivia feat. BiblioBicicleta. Green Apple Books 506 Clement St." The graphic has a photo of the mobile library, which has four shelves of books and a chalkboard that reads "Read, Play, Gather, Learn." This particular photo was taken for a Safe Passage event in the Tenderloin, and the chalkboard reflects such Photo of a hand holding a Golden Ticket against a green wall. The ticket reads “golden ticket, the bearer of this golden ticket is the winner of a year’s supply of audiobooks from Libro.fm”
April 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Happy Pub Week to @katefolk.bsky.social's SKY DADDY, which is our April Bookseller's Choice! Sky Daddy has the rare distinction of having not one, not two, but three separate bookseller endorsements. Certified hit. You're going to want to read this. greenapplebooks.com/book/9780593...
Monthly Bookseller's Choice display at Clement St. Featuring Kate Folk's book, Sky Daddy, and printed staff endorsements above it, reading "As much about one woman’s eroticization of airplane crashes as it is about the seeming impossibility of a perfect love. Weird, funny, sad, hopeful. and wickedly perverse. Read for your next flight or maybe just anywhere in view of the sky. -Benjy Linda’s pursuit of “handsome gentlemen” is healthier than anything I’ve encountered in the SF dating scene in the past 5 years. - Eileen Sky Daddy hijacked my heart and left me soaring. A potentially silly premise that Folk tackles with both empathy and humor beautifully. - Olivia" Below is a handwritten shelftalker that simply reads "Moby Dick for the Modern Girl"
April 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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@charliejane.bsky.social has put together another Bookstore and Chocolate Crawl to support @booksinc.bsky.social! We are happy to be the starting line for yummy treats this Saturday, 3/15 at 1pm. Details at this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/its-anothe...
Photo of Charlie Jane Anders with bright pink hair holding a sign that says "Bookstores and Chocolate" accompanied by a flier with details for the upcoming bookstore and chocolate crawl. It reads "The utterly essential Books Inc has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy so let's show them some love! Saturday MArch 15, starting at 1pm at Green Apple on Clement. Then we reach Books Inc on California St around 2pm. Featuring drag bindo by the wonderful Jubilee!" Graphic with text that reads "Bookstore & Chocolate Mini Crawl, March 15. Starting at 1pm at Green Apple Books. Free event to support local bookstores." The graphic has a map of the mini crawl, highlighting Green Apple on Clement St and Books Inc on California St, as well as California's SusieCakes location. Photo of the drag queen Jubilee, wearing stoned sapphire and an emerald colored faux fur coat. Text reads "Book Bingo with Jubilee begins at 2:15 at Books Inc"
March 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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“Dear Green Apple, I bought this book from you 43 years ago & finally got around to reading it! It was a tough read…so I was hoping you would pass it on since it is still in good shape…
Thanks,
Steve”
Handwritten letter with the quotes me caption text written on it. photo of the book referenced, The Philosophy of Mathematics by S. Körner, with the book’s original receipt and a Green Apple bookmark circa 1982 sticking out
February 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Two of the greatest writers and thinkers of the 20th century (and beyond) were born on Feb. 18. Happy Birthday to Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison, who would have been 91 and 94, respectively ❤️🍏
The books The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde and Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Toni Morrison lay on a burnt orange background.
February 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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It’s not yet Valentine’s Day, so you still have time to pick up a cute card from us to go with the gift your valentine really wants. (Hint: books.)
Card that reads “you’re the Yan to my Yan” with a drawing of a Yan Yan snack on it. Illustrated cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album that reads “I Built My Life Around You” Illustration of Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy that reads “you’re the Kermie to my Piggy” Cars with illustrations of troll dolls that reads “My Love for you is out of con-troll”
February 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Today is the day! @bookshop-org.bsky.social has launched its Ebook app! That means you can buy Ebooks from indies like us instead of...that other place. Available on Apple and Android devices. Find details and FAQs at the link below: bookshop.org/info/ebooks
Graphic with purple background and confetti, featuring a cell phone and tablet opened to the Bookshop.org app. Text reads "Ebooks are Here! Bookshop.org"
January 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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New merch! A cozy collaboration celebrating the ever-tasty combo of books and coffee with our friends at The Richfield. Original artwork by Ferris Block. Printed by Babylon Burning. Totes $20, Shirts $30. Available only at Clement St. Limited run! Get them while you can! 🍏☕
Photo of a tote hanging on a chainlink fence with a design by Ferris Plock featuring an apple-headed critter and a tiger walking arm in arm holding books and coffee. The design reads "Green Apple Books and Richfield Espresso. Inner Richmond San Francisco" Photo of a young person sitting on a set of stairs reading a book and wearing the Ferris Plock tshirt and holding the tote bag with the same design.
January 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Photo by @mk.marykatherine on IG.
Photo of our outdoor book bin with a stencil that reads “Don’t let the bastards grind you down”
January 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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January 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Thanks to @rachel.lennen on IG for capturing Mergatroid—once called our store’s spiritual lynchpin—in his holiday best 🍻
Photo of Green Apple Books’ mascot statue, Mergatroid—a cryptid who is seemingly part court jester, part elf—wearing a Santa hat.
December 6, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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Tonight is ClemenTime from 5-9. We'll be pouring free (hard) cider for those of age, and selling our classic tote bags (with hidden interior book pocket) for half off, tonight only!

Come knock some books of your gift-giving list and visit our fellow Clement merchants for fun, deals, drinks, & more!
a poster promoting ClemenTime Holiday Stroll. Candles and a steaming mug, plus some decorative holly. Thursday December 5th from 5-9pm
December 5, 2024 at 9:29 PM
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We're closed on Thursday, but otherwise looking forward to selling TONS of books this coming weekend! Bring the littles!

#ShopLocalSF #SanFrancisco #BookSky
a picture of a toddler in a box reading a book with the copy "Don't Let a Box Be His First Bookstore"
November 26, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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Our sister store--Green Apple Books on the Park--has joined BlueSky.

Follow them, especially if you like literary/author events and/or dogs: @booksonthepark.bsky.social
a view of Green Apple Books on the Park from the second floor mezzanine.
November 21, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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Reading weather! We're open until 9pm.
a person walks in the rain in front of Green Apple Books with a tote bag and umbrella
November 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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Anyone else excited to watch Game #1 of #BayFC?
March 17, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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We've added a lovely selection of greeting cards to our Embarcadero/Devil's Teeth pop-up location.
a selection of greetings cards hanging in slatwall
December 18, 2023 at 9:50 PM