The Stuph File Program Talks About The Story of Spanish

Peter Anthony Holder, host of the Stuph File Program, interviews Julie and Jean-Benoît about the many surprising facts they discovered while researching their new book, The Story of Spanish. Listen »

CBC Radio Interview on The Story of Spanish

Listen to CBC’s All in a Weekend radio show from May 11, 2013 where host Sonali Karnick talks with Nadeau & Barlow about The Story of Spanish, their next book on Arabic and their upcoming trip to France. Listen »

Cinco de Mayo: A U.S. Celebration

In this interview with Mike McConnell from WGN radio in Chicago, Julie explains why Cinco de Mayo is more American than Mexican. Listen to the interview »

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PRI’s The World in Words and The Story of Spanish

Patrick Cox from PRI’s The World in Words talks with Julie Barlow about The Story of Spanish. Listen to the podcast » Watch bonus footage of the interview »
Photos of the interview »

The Story of Spanish: Now in Bookstores

More than three years after we started researching and writing The Story of Spanish, it’s finally in stores! Get your copy now at:
Amazon, Amazon.ca, IndieBound, Barnes & Noble, Chapters-Indigo and MacMillan.

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The Wall Street Journal: Cinco de Mayo No Hecho en México, Actually

Julie and Jean-Benoît Nadeau published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, May 3. Read the article »

A Compelling Compendium

Booklist’s starred review of The Story of Spanish: “Nadeau and Barlow once again present a thoroughly researched linguistic history. Part anthropological study, part travelogue, this volume is an entirely compelling compendium.” Read more »

Upcoming Events

New York, May 21, 2013: Cervantes Institute
Washington, May 22, 2013: Embassy of Spain in Washington
San Antonio, July 8, 2013: The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese 95th Annual Conference
For more Nadeau & Barlow upcoming events »

Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau are bestselling authors of books on language and culture. Partners in life and writing, the couple lives in Montreal, Canada with their twin daughters.

Como escritores trilingües, Jean-Benoît Nadeau y Julie Barlow han dedicado sus carreras a cerrar brechas culturales, primero como periodistas, y ahora como autores.

Monthly Archives: August 2011

Maclean Uncovers Why Successful Bilingual School in Montreal is Up for Closure

By Nadeau&Barlow | August 24, 2011

Successful Bilingual school in Montreal, Nesbit Elementary, featured in an article written by Martin Patriquin for Maclean’s Magazine.

“The closing of an English school is hardly news in Quebec. Fourteen institutions have shut down in as many years in Montreal alone, thanks in large part to a dwindling English population and language laws preventing children of French parents and immigrants from attending.

Yet, in the case of Nesbitt Elementary School, home to some 420 students and, according to commissioner Julien Feldman, “one of the most successful bilingual programs in the province,” the culprit isn’t numbers or stifling regulation.”

Read the article here»

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The Bilingual Struggle Continues

By Nadeau&Barlow | August 22, 2011

In kiosks now: September issue of L’actualité where the bilingual elementary school Nesbitt is the frame for the article written by Lise-Marie Gervais.

From the Nesbitt Best Elementary School Blog August 21, 2011 :

Nesbitt School is the frame for an article about Quebec’s English schools that appeared in the September 1 issue of L’actualité magazine. Journalist Lisa-Marie Gervais calls Nesbitt’s parents les irreductibles – the hard core resisters. Read more »