We seek to amplify unheard voices for social change. We want to publish books that people want to read, not book they need to read. Combining extensive journalism, emotion, and literature, we do not place our our books into specific genres. Instead, we explore stories that deepen our humanity.
Mind and Roots Publishing is an independent press based in Perth and Jakarta, focused on publishing ideas from the Asia-Pacific region that explore the human narrative. The books we publish are intended to drive social change. We want our books to challenge perspectives and create meaningful impact for a better society. We want readers to engage with complex issues through accessible, sensitive, and locally rooted narratives.
We want to publish books that matter and carry ideas that broaden horizons. What we build is a legacy of books that history will not forget. The books we publish reflect the human experience. We nurture and support writers in finding their voice. Everyone deserves to be heard.
Books that explore underrepresented stories on human rights. We look for humane perspectives by not exploiting trauma, but with empathy and understanding of personal journey.
We look for stories about culture that shape our identity and society, something that intersect between political and humanity.
Stories that are raw and honest. Stories about ordinary people that are simple yet powerful. Stories that are underappreciated.
An expose that has direct impact on the public. We are looking for stories that define a generation through an investigation that matters.
We are open to topics that you are passionate about. Either as a solo project or collaborative work, we are open to any ways to make it happen.
“Mind & Roots provided exactly what we were missing: the bridge between high-level strategy and the actual reality on the ground. Their team didn’t just give us a report; they gave us a nuanced, human-centric understanding of the market that helped us avoid a costly strategic misstep. It’s rare to find this level of international professionalism paired with such deep, gritty local insight.”
Locale, Curate, & Collaborate
We don’t wait for talent, we seek it. We don’t expect our collaborators to arrive with a finished draft. Instead, we work closely with them to develop and refine ideas that deserve attention and have the potential to create meaningful impact.
Mind & Roots gives everyone an equal opportunity to tell their stories.
Every stage of the publishing process will be discussed closely with the authors. We will donate certain amount of our profit to public initiative and charity case by case.
Most of Southeast Asian-focused research heavily relies on macroeconomics that lack human and expert insights on the region’s economy, politics, and society. Therefore, Southeast Asia is often misunderstood and even difficult to visualise from the outside. We are here to capture in-depth knowledge through a rigorous research embedded in journalistic and investigative discipline, resulting in convenient and practical solutions.
We track shifts in cultures, values, and behaviour across Southeast Asia.
We conduct in-depth interviews, engaging online communities and making use of ethnography work.
We analyse early signals that result in a well-informed future consumer behaviour.
We help you shape your positioning, campaigns, products, and innovation pipelines.
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Kevin Ng worked as an independent researcher and journalist across Australia and Southeast Asia, writing for leading media outlets such as Los Angeles Times, Vice News, The Jakarta Post, Coconuts, Tempo, and more. He graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Western Australia in Management and Industrial Relations, and has experience in corporate marketing management as well as advocacy for social initiatives.
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Randy Mulyanto worked as a correspondent covering politics and current affairs across Indonesia, Taiwan, and the wider region. His work has appeared in Al Jazeera English, Financial Times, Nikkei Asia, South China Morning Post, CNBC International, CNA (Mediacorp), and more. He holds a business degree from Indonesia’s Prasetiya Mulya University, combining entrepreneurship and journalism in practice.
We partner with local researchers, academicians, journalists, and other experts who have long worked on Southeast Asian countries.
Our database comprises hundreds of such individuals who represent leading universities, prominent hard-hitting media organisations, and major think tanks.
We continuously assess our researchers and enlarge our database by comparing them against their body of work.
We regularly get in touch with our experts to stay updated on their latest work-in-progress.
