About
The second season of The Good Word turns the page and picks up where it left off, with a rotating cast of readers joining host Emily Perkins to unpack everything from contemporary New Zealand fiction to international classics. Guests from across the creative sphere drop into the studio to share the titles that have shaped their lives. New this series, the show visits reallife book clubs around the country where literature and community meet. Plus Finlay MacDonald continues to unearth the stories behind some of Aotearoa’s most enduring books in Under the Covers, including Janet Frame’s Owls Do Cry, Barry Crump’s A Good Keen Man, and Dick Scott’s Ask That Mountain. Read the full episode guide here.
Key Cast & Crew
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Brendon Butt
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