Borderstream Books

News. OUT NOW

The new novel The Girls and the Ghosts of The Old Manse Revisited by Ruth Skilbeck is out 2 August 2025 published by Borderstream Books and is for sale in ebook-pdf download here, on the ‘Books’ page. Paperback and hardback preorders will be available on this website soon.

Borderstream Books is an independent small publisher based in Australia. We publish novels, literary studies, and an international anthology journal, Arts Features International. We have two imprints: Borderstream Books and Postmistress Press.

Borderstream Books has published works by about 70 authors and artists in five issues of Arts Features International anthology journal, and Escape Artists Anthology. Several individual works (essays, short stories, poems-and-photographs) were published in the form of pamphlets and short book. Our books can be ordered here with Australia-wide delivery; internationally with custom postage (please send an email with your address for the country-specific mail charge); and our books can be purchased from Borderstream Books via the shop on this website. They are also in various online bookshops.

We are not accepting submissions at present.

For all book purchase and postage enquiries please email: info@borderstreambooks.com.au

Arts Features International founding editor-in-chief is Dr Ruth Skilbeck PhD.

Our Story:

Borderstream Books was founded in 2017 in Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales by Ruth Skilbeck and moved to the state of Victoria in mid-2020, first to Fitzroy, Melbourne then to Whittington VIC 3219 in Geelong, following tragedy. The sudden tragic loss of Ruth’s son, Max Skilbeck Porter, singer-songwriter, musician, artist, writer, podcaster and sound engineer, without whom she would not have been able to get this publishing venture started. He designed the first book covers, and made the video of her talking about her hopes on the front verandah of their home then, the old (former) post office in Adamstown. The most wonderful person. Forever.

Since mid-2020 Borderstream Books has no longer been based in Adamstown, Newcastle, NSW (and will not be returning there).

The Girls and The Ghosts of The Old Manse Revisited by Ruth Skilbeck is out 2 August 2025.

Mailing address:

Borderstream Books PO Box 124 Newcomb, VIC 3219 Australia