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🗓️ 12 February 2025
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Author Kareem Rosser joins Zibby to discuss (for the first time publicly) his unforgettable and heartrending new memoir, WHEN YOU’RE READY. Kareem talks about the love of his life, Lee Lee, revealing how their magnetic connection and shared love of horses and riding brought them closer despite their vastly different backgrounds. In a heartbreaking turn, Kareem recalls the devastating call he received in 2016 after Lee Lee suffered a catastrophic riding accident. He shares how his life shifted profoundly as he became Lee Lee’s unwavering support system and touches on his silent battle with grief, anxiety, and depression.
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0:00.0 | Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive |
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0:44.5 | Karim Rosser is the author of When You're Ready, a love story. |
0:48.4 | Karim is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
0:50.4 | He received a BA in economics from Colorado State University. |
0:54.0 | While at CSU, he led his collegiate polo team to a national polo championship. |
0:58.6 | At the same time, he was honored as the intercollegiate polo player of the year. |
1:02.9 | Karim returned to work to ride, where he was originally introduced to polo, |
1:06.4 | and now serves as the executive vice president. |
1:08.9 | He lives with his family in Philadelphia. |
1:11.0 | Welcome, Karim. Thank you so much for coming on, totally booked with Zibi. Your book, |
1:15.8 | When You're Ready, a love story. Oh my gosh. This book, it just slayed me. It's so good. |
1:22.1 | It's so emotional. It's so real. You've been through so much, and you write so beautifully about it and so inspiring. I'm obsessed. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. I appreciate it and I'm really excited to join you today and to talk about the book. It's my first time talking about the book with anyone. No way. Oh my gosh. Yeah, so I have not had a chance to really speak with anyone about it, about the writing |
1:48.3 | experience, the book, how I felt, how I feel now. |
1:51.7 | So I'm excited to hear some of your questions. |
1:56.3 | Hopefully, hopefully you won't have me crying on your podcast, but we'll see what you get to write. |
2:01.1 | I mean, I want to know why you decided to write the book. |
2:04.5 | I'm serious. |
2:05.4 | And I want to tell everybody basically the bones of your story. |
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