THE ROUGHEST DRAFT

Narrators Dan Bittner and Imani Jade Powers embody the voices of Katrina Freeling and Nathan Van Huysen, conflicted coauthors of a bestselling book who are reunited for a sequel. Bittner and Powers capture the tension between the estranged writers, who have not spoken since they parted four years earlier. Matching each other's tones, Bittner and Powers provide seamless segues between the characters' alternating perspectives, which mirror their writing process. The ups and downs of the creative life are full of strife as Katrina and Nathan work through rough drafts and move beyond their mixed emotions and unresolved past to produce another bestseller. This listening experience evokes disquiet, contemplation, and heart. M.F. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2022]