Dig
A Novel
Will be published approx. on 19. November 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-06-357980-4 (ISBN)
Description
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER SOON TO BE A TELEVISION SERIES FROM AMY POEHLER AND MICHAEL SCHUR AIRING ON PEACOCK
BEST SUMMER READS OF 2023: The New York Post * Oprah Book Club * Oprah Daily * USA Today * Good Housekeeping * Brit + Co * The Good Trade * Parade * Zibby Mag * O Quaterly
"Funny, smart and deeply delicious."-Amy Poehler
"Witty and acerbic, Myers' debut is humorous and sharply written, as if Aubrey Plaza's April Ludgate from Parks and Recreation decided to write a sun-drenched novel about feminism, friendship, and archeology."-Booklist
On a remote archeological site in Greece, the mythic home of the first Olympics, four women discover an unusual artifact. It's a piece of history that definitely shouldn't exist. And for the head archaeologist in charge, a relic himself, it means something's gone horribly wrong.
Elise, Kara, Z and Patty all find themselves digging here together, but they couldn't be farther apart. Kara's a polished conservator calling off her wedding. Patty and her bowl cut are desperate for love. Millennial Z just got dumped and fired yet again. And Elise, their star excavator, is a lone wolf about to go rogue.
To figure out what they're really digging for, and to topple the man who wants to hide their history, these dirt-crusted colleagues have to become what they've avoided for years-friends. If they put their own messes aside for one summer, they might just make the discovery of a lifetime.
Previously published as Excavations.
BEST SUMMER READS OF 2023: The New York Post * Oprah Book Club * Oprah Daily * USA Today * Good Housekeeping * Brit + Co * The Good Trade * Parade * Zibby Mag * O Quaterly
"Funny, smart and deeply delicious."-Amy Poehler
"Witty and acerbic, Myers' debut is humorous and sharply written, as if Aubrey Plaza's April Ludgate from Parks and Recreation decided to write a sun-drenched novel about feminism, friendship, and archeology."-Booklist
On a remote archeological site in Greece, the mythic home of the first Olympics, four women discover an unusual artifact. It's a piece of history that definitely shouldn't exist. And for the head archaeologist in charge, a relic himself, it means something's gone horribly wrong.
Elise, Kara, Z and Patty all find themselves digging here together, but they couldn't be farther apart. Kara's a polished conservator calling off her wedding. Patty and her bowl cut are desperate for love. Millennial Z just got dumped and fired yet again. And Elise, their star excavator, is a lone wolf about to go rogue.
To figure out what they're really digging for, and to topple the man who wants to hide their history, these dirt-crusted colleagues have to become what they've avoided for years-friends. If they put their own messes aside for one summer, they might just make the discovery of a lifetime.
Previously published as Excavations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-357980-4 (9780063579804)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Kate Myers is the author of the national bestseller Excavations. Her writing has appeared in Elle, and Self magazines, as well as on BuzzFeed. She studied archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania and has lived in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, where she's worked for CBS and for CollegeHumor. She now resides in Annapolis, Maryland, with her husband, daughters, and dog.