{"id":14,"date":"2025-11-17T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devuc.onlinetestingserver.com\/zeyad\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:43:15","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devuc.onlinetestingserver.com\/zeyad\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cb1e05 elementor-section-full_width animated-slow elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2cb1e05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd2bb79\" data-id=\"cd2bb79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54baf7a elementor-section-full_width animated-slow elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"54baf7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d28b54\" data-id=\"1d28b54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb7b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0eb7b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/devuc.onlinetestingserver.com\/zeyad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-67\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devuc.onlinetestingserver.com\/zeyad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png 686w, https:\/\/devuc.onlinetestingserver.com\/zeyad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/devuc.onlinetestingserver.com\/zeyad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-600x806.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c27101\" data-id=\"1c27101\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97de1bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97de1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet Zeyad Kareem, an Iraqi-American storyteller. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d5cd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59d5cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy day, he serves as a flight attendant, and by night, his pen takes flight. Born in Baghdad and now based in the U.S., Zeyad\u2019s stories offer a gentle escape through cultural insight, curiosity, and emotional honesty.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9032b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9032b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZeyad\u2019s debut novel, Fur-Ever, earned immediate success on Amazon for its vivid and heartfelt storytelling. His following book, The Truth Half Naked, revealed an even more personal side of his voice. His most recent release, The Path of Paws, captures themes of courage and healing set in the warm world of Strawberry Glen.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85021c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85021c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInspired by his bicultural background, Zeyad writes from a place of deep observation. He listens to his thoughts on long flights, to the quiet voices of animals, and to the inner landscapes of people around him. He turns these moments into stories that often catch his readers by surprise and a whole lot of delight.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd1b954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd1b954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReaders respond to his work not only for the imaginative perspective but also for the emotional realism that lives much longer after the final page. His books have received heartfelt praise on Amazon for their lyrical writing and for encouraging readers to see life through new eyes.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d61e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17d61e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRight now, Zeyad is working on an upcoming Arabic-language book titled Things That Dwell in My Head, along with more stories that follow the spirit of kindness and connection found in The Path of Paws. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a05ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60a05ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith every book, he hopes to bring different cultures and imagination closer together, and he\u2019s excited for you to be part of this journey. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f4837 elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"07f4837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/devuc.onlinetestingserver.com\/zeyad\/my-books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore Books<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Zeyad Kareem, an Iraqi-American storyteller. 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