Beyond the Book: Your Turn
Your Denison story doesn’t end at graduation — it’s just another chapter. Beyond the Book is more than a book club; it’s a space for alums to explore powerful stories, new perspectives, and themes rooted in the shared experiences of women. Through fiction and nonfiction, professional and personal development reads, and beyond, we’ll dive into Denisonian-selected books that inspire, challenge, and connect us.
Each book selection has been thoughtfully recommended and voted on by a diverse group of alumnae volunteers, ensuring that our reading list reflects the interests, experiences, and voices of our Denison community.
While our discussions highlight the narratives that shape women’s lives, all alumni are welcome to join the conversation. Come for the books, stay for the connections—because every story is better when shared.
About Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love by Allison Aubrey
In Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love, award-winning NPR journalist Allison Aubrey ’90 reframes midlife not as a period of winding down, but as an exciting, high-momentum launching pad for what comes next. Aubrey offers an active, evidence-based playbook for women navigating the shift after years of intense parenting and career-building. Through a blend of rigorous health and science reporting, her own personal pivot stories, and inspiring interviews with vibrant women aged 45 to 105, the book provides practical tools to help readers spark curiosity, deepen social connections, and consciously design a second half of life filled with purpose and joy.
Beyond the Book is inspired by the Four Forward initiative, celebrating the first four women to receive degrees from Denison. While Beyond the Book discussions are often rooted in the shared experiences of women, the program is open to all Denisonians interested in engaging with its themes and conversations.
