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 »
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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.

The Business of Writing

By Nadeau&Barlow | April 5, 2012

In this three-hour “On Solid Ground” seminar organized by the Editors’ Association of Canada, Jean-Benoît Nadeau explains how to handle the business of writing – outside of writing.

April 19, 2012, Montreal. To register »