Who We Are
Beyond Borders Publishing is a boutique publishing house that publishes books on the Third Culture Kid/Cross-Cultural Kid experience. We are committed to amplifying and honoring stories about cross-cultural experiences.
Books by Beyond Borders Publishing
Letters Now Sent, Volume 1 is a moving collection of real, heartfelt letters written by and to individuals who have lived cross-culturally. Inspired by Ruth E. Van Reken’s seminal Letters Never Sent, this volume opens a window into the emotional landscapes of identity, belonging, and transition.
Compiled by lifelong letter-writer and Third Culture Kid (TCK) Consultant Megan C. Norton-Newbanks, Letters Now Sent is more than a book—it’s a cultural archive. With deep gratitude for the contributors who entrusted their words to this project, Megan offers a unique collection— a living record of shared identity and experience. These signed, purposeful letters capture the complexity of navigating multiple worlds. They carry apology, affirmation, grief, celebration, disappointment, gratitude—and above all, love.
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A Work of Heart is a creative project led by Simona Wiig and Megan C. Norton-Newbanks that invites individuals with a Third Culture experience to share their stories through art. This first volume is a curated collection of artwork by and for Cross-Cultural Kids (CCKs), Third Culture Kids (TCKs), global nomads, and anyone whose identity has been shaped by crossing cultures. In these pages, you will find glimpses into the emotions, memories, and transitions that define a life lived across borders. Simona and Megan, both Adult TCKs, artists, and storytellers, are passionate about honoring the beauty and complexity of the Third Culture journey. Drawing on their experience facilitating creative spaces for TCKs, they created this artbook to amplify voices that are often scattered across continents yet deeply connected by shared themes of identity, belonging, home, and change.
Third Culture Kids (TCKs) have typically spent a significant part of their upbringing crossing cultures. Their experiences can make it challenging to find, form, and sustain a sense of belonging to place and to people. Belonging Beyond Borders supports the journey of Adult Third Culture Kids in unpacking what it means to belong in their multiple communities: personal, professional, familial, cultural, spiritual.
Questions and self-reflection exercises invite you to get curious about how to belong, where to belong, and why to belong. Using analogies from the garden, Megan creates imagery for you to explore patterns in belonging and opportunities for belonging. As an Adult TCK, Megan shares in a deeply spiritual and cultural way how she has navigated and grown in belonging to people and to place. In a polarized world, this book offers love and encouragement about how to see and bridge differences.