Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Have you ever found something you love doing but one tiny part of it you hate?
You love the company, the job, the values, the people … but hate your boss.
You love the school you teach at, the kids, the classroom … but can’t stand the commute.
We encounter these decisions all the time. You love something but you just can’t deal with this little part of it.
Enter Jesse Finkelstein, co-founder and principal of Page Two Publishing, a premium author-centric publishing house.
Why did I bring up the deal-breaker conundrum?
Because Jesse always felt this way about the publishing industry.
She went up through the ranks at the big publishing companies, all the way to COO at D&M Publishing. But she kept asking herself: What if there was a publishing company that put the author’s goals first?
So Jesse created Page Two, which sits somewhere in between self-publishing and traditional publishing.
Page 2 takes an author’s idea, looks at whether it has market potential, and then supplies the author with all the tools a big publishing house would: editors, copy-editors, graphic designers, distribution channels, everything.
In Chapter 23 of 3 Books, Jesse and I go deep into how the publishing landscape is evolving … and then we dive into her three most formative books.
We discuss how acclaimed political writers can actually not be political enough, how books can get over-edited, the Harlem Renaissance, and how reading acts as therapy, and much, much more…
I absolutely loved listening to Jesse and think you will, too.
Welcome to Chapter 23.
For show notes, quotes, and more information on this podcast, visit: 3books.co/chapters/23
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/2HHWPYg
Hey there,
I'm Neil and I spend a ton of time thinking, writing, podcasting, and speaking about living intentionally. I'm the New York Times bestselling author of six books including The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation. I've been lucky to speak at places like TED, SXSW, and Google. And I host a huge passion project called the 3 Books podcast.
Want to read more of my stuff?
https://www.neil.blog/archive/
Want to check out my podcast?
3books.co
Want to learn about my live events?
globalhappiness.org/speaking
Want my monthly book recos?
1000awesomethings.com/reading-club
Want my articles on intentional living?
https://www.neil.blog/newsletter/
I am also on the following drugs:
Facebook: facebook.com/NeilPasricha
Twitter: twitter.com/neilpasricha
Instagram: instagram.com/neilpasricha
Lastly, thanks so much for watching this vid.
👊,
Neil
neil@globalhappiness.org
Have you ever found something you love doing but one tiny part of it you hate?
You love the company, the job, the values, the people … but hate your boss.
You love the school you teach at, the kids, the classroom … but can’t stand the commute.
We encounter these decisions all the time. You love something but you just can’t deal with this little part of it.
Enter Jesse Finkelstein, co-founder and principal of Page Two Publishing, a premium author-centric publishing house.
Why did I bring up the deal-breaker conundrum?
Because Jesse always felt this way about the publishing industry.
She went up through the ranks at the big publishing companies, all the way to COO at D&M Publishing. But she kept asking herself: What if there was a publishing company that put the author’s goals first?
So Jesse created Page Two, which sits somewhere in between self-publishing and traditional publishing.
Page 2 takes an author’s idea, looks at whether it has market potential, and then supplies the author with all the tools a big publishing house would: editors, copy-editors, graphic designers, distribution channels, everything.
In Chapter 23 of 3 Books, Jesse and I go deep into how the publishing landscape is evolving … and then we dive into her three most formative books.
We discuss how acclaimed political writers can actually not be political enough, how books can get over-edited, the Harlem Renaissance, and how reading acts as therapy, and much, much more…
I absolutely loved listening to Jesse and think you will, too.
Welcome to Chapter 23.
For show notes, quotes, and more information on this podcast, visit: 3books.co/chapters/23
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/2HHWPYg
Hey there,
I'm Neil and I spend a ton of time thinking, writing, podcasting, and speaking about living intentionally. I'm the New York Times bestselling author of six books including The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation. I've been lucky to speak at places like TED, SXSW, and Google. And I host a huge passion project called the 3 Books podcast.
Want to read more of my stuff?
https://www.neil.blog/archive/
Want to check out my podcast?
3books.co
Want to learn about my live events?
globalhappiness.org/speaking
Want my monthly book recos?
1000awesomethings.com/reading-club
Want my articles on intentional living?
https://www.neil.blog/newsletter/
I am also on the following drugs:
Facebook: facebook.com/NeilPasricha
Twitter: twitter.com/neilpasricha
Instagram: instagram.com/neilpasricha
Lastly, thanks so much for watching this vid.
👊,
Neil
neil@globalhappiness.org
