Literati Press Bookshop

Literati Press is a creators-led literary community located in the historic Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City. Founded in 2010 as a scrappy boutique publishing company to herald innovative storytelling throughout the state, we steadily expanded through the years, opening a brick and mortar bookshop in 2016 and a creative writing center in 2024. This podcast series focuses on the booksellers, storytellers, and other amazing voices within our widening community.

Co-host

Emmy Ezzell

I am a native Texan, but have lived in Oklahoma 6 years (the first time) and another 19 years the second time. My daughter Sarah Atlee is an OKC fiber artist and painter, and my little dog, Flower, helps out at Literati as a Bookshop Dog.

I spent my professional life designing and producing books for University Presses in New Mexico, Indiana, and Oklahoma, thereby accumulating a vast store of esoteric trivia. I am enjoying learning the other side of the book business, and also the ringside seat for Literati Press's new venture, the Creative Writing Center.