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

Ashley Korpela

Ashley is a soon-to-be graduate from Oklahoma City University’s Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing, with a focus on memoir and creative non-fiction. She started working at the bookshop in August 2024.She has lived in Oklahoma for almost 20 years and loves exploring all the amazing food and activities available in the city and beyond. She’s always ready to recommend a book, restaurant, or boba shop for you to try.When not at the bookshop or exploring Oklahoma City, Ashley works full-time at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences campus in student affairs. She has a M. Ed. in Adult and Higher Education from the University of Oklahoma.