Unearth a Story: Adults

Our 2026 Bookworm Summer Reading Theme is Unearth a Story. Dig into these exciting reads to get you started!

Updated April 6, 2026
Southeastern Ohio Regional Library Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library
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Old bones
Preston, Douglas J.
Paper Book
The latest pulse-pounding thriller from New York Times bestsellers Preston & Child. Nora Kelly, a young curator at the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology, is approached by historian Clive Benton with a once-in-a-lifetime proposal: to lead a team in search of the so-called 'Lost Camp'...
Jurassic Park
Crichton, Michael
Ebook
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's...
Extinction : a novel
Preston, Douglas J.
Paper Book
An epic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston, perfect for fans of Michael Crichton. Extinction explores the very real effort to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other extinct megafauna from the Pleistocene Age. Erebus Resort,...
Written in bone : hidden stories in what we leave behind
Black, Sue M.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE CWA GOLDEN DAGGER FOR NON FICTION 2021 'Gripping from the start, Written in Bone is superb' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural Causes From the Sunday Times Bestselling author of All That Remains, Sue Black...
Heartwood
Gaige, Amity
Paper Book
'Fast-paced and full of grace . . . a memorable meditation on the forms of care' SARAH MOSS 'An unforgettable treat' JANICE HALLETT 'An absolute must-read' ELIN HILDEBRAND 'One of my favourite recent reads' BARBARA KINGSOLVER,...
The rise and fall of the dinosaurs : a new history of a lost world
Brusatte, Stephen
Paper Book
The Times Science Book of the Year. A Sunday Times Bestseller. 'A masterpiece of science writing' - The Washington Post 66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today, Dr. Steve Brusatte, one of the leading...

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