Tsunami Books

Tsunami Books has been a vital organ of Eugene's literary and activist community since 2000, operating as a community-owned space that refuses to separate the act of reading from the work of building a more just world. The store's shelves are stacked with titles on environmental activism, labor history, racial justice, and indigenous rights, reflecting the progressive values that define this university town at the southern end of the Willamette Valley. The in-store performance stage is the heart of the operation, hosting poetry readings, acoustic concerts, and activist teach-ins nearly every night of the week. Used books share equal space with new titles, and the small-press section spotlights publishers and writers who might never see a chain-store shelf. The University of Oregon community keeps the store intellectually vibrant, but Tsunami's reach extends well beyond campus, serving as a gathering place for anyone who believes books can change the world.