About Us

This website began as a supplement to our brick-and-mortar store, a way to extend the reach of Dead Tree Dreams outside the local community. With the closing of the store in December 2024, the website has now become our main selling channel. 

We are still your best source in Nacogdoches for used books of all genres of fiction and all categories of non-fiction. Orders can be picked up at our home office/library if you are local.  And Atticus, our bookstore cat who has adjusted perfectly to being a house cat, is always happy to see visitors.

Our hearts are still dedicated to serving our community, both near and far. We’re just doing it from an online platform instead of a bookshop on North Street.

When you need a book -- or several -- we want you to think of us as at least one of the places you feel good about shopping for them. And if you just need to be somewhere warm (or cool, as the season dictates) and bright that has friendly faces and a lovable cat, we're here for that, too.

So that's it. That's why we do what we do. To be a part of this wonderful, crazy, homey, small town called Nacogdoches

About the Staff

  • Wendie, Proprietor of Dead Tree Dreams Bookstore

    Wendie, Proprietor

    Wendie has always loved books, but has come to understand that reading books and buying them are two completely different hobbies. She makes sure to feed both habits regularly. So, when she and her husband Robert moved to Nacogdoches in 2021, right after locating a grocery store and church, she went searching for a used bookstore. She found a couple wonderful second-hand stores that offered nice books, but there wasn’t a store dedicated specifically to used books. Dead Tree Dreams in its brick-and-mortar form filled that niche from January 2023 - December 2024. Now, deadtreedreams.com is here to keep a steady supply of good used books available from a local source...and satisfy Wendie's need to be in the company of books, as well as fellow book hoarders...uh, collectors.

  • Robert Sr., Chief of Operations of Dead Tree Dreams

    Robert Sr., Chief of Operations

    Robert Sr. has had two other successful business ventures in the past, so therefore is the primary executive of the group. It's his job to deal with the lawyers, bankers, and accountants who are behind-the-scenes making this happen. He has spent the last 35 years in the transportation industry and is still employed full-time as a Manager of Recruiting in that company. Having been a driver for 25 years, he's had plenty of time to read and listen to audio books, and is a diehard fan of vintage Science Fiction. He will tell you trucking stories punctuated by the sounds of "Deathlands" audio books in the background. Robert Sr. is the reason our coffee is free; come by and share a cup with us!

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Atticus, Mascot

Atticus has taken on many roles since he was hired at Dead Tree Dreams. From store mascot, to door greeter, coffee bar manager and emotional support cat. He is always around to lend a helping hand, or settle down in your lap for a cat nap! Atticus was rescued from his previous career as a stray, to be the official bookstore cat. And has now made the transition to house cat rather spectacularly.