Grands prix 2012 de L'Association québécoise des éditeurs de magazines

Grands Prix 2012 Finalist

Jean-Benoît Nadeau is among the finalists for the Grands prix 2012 from L’Association québécoise des éditeurs de magazines for his article in L’actualité, Plan Nord : un Québec flou, flou, flou…

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Presently, over 6000 readers of Intelligent Life Magazine have voted for what they think is the best language to learn. Now it’s your turn to vote.

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“…[Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong] should be handed out at Calais and Charles de Gaulle airport to anyone hoping to get a grip on France and make a holiday or life work here.”

The Daily Telegraph

The French Identity

In this article about the state of French immigration in the Christian Science Monitor, interviewee Jean-Benoît Nadeau comments on the French civilization and their identity. Read the article »

The New York Times Review

“…a well-told, highly accessible history of the French language that leads to a spirited discussion of the prospects for French in an increasingly English-dominated world.”

Jean-Benoît Nadeau et le Forum mondial de la langue française

French Language World Forum 2012

Announcing Jean-Benoît Nadeau’s new blog on the Forum mondial de la langue française (The French Language World Forum).

About the Forum: www.ForumFrancophonie2012.org

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. Read more »

Press Releases

Let’s Celebrate the French Language

In March, French speakers everywhere will celebrate the diversity and dynamism of their language, during the international month of the francophonie.

If you are interested in having Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau as speakers for the international Francophonie celebrations, please contact Veronica Louis.

The authors of The Story of French win literary award in Paris

Montreal, December 14, 2011

On Friday, December 9th, l’Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer (The Academy of Overseas Sciences) awarded the Prix de la Renaissance Française (French Renaissance Award) to Canadian authors Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow for their book, The Story of French.