Julie Barlow’s “The Best Books for Understanding the French”
See Julie’s recommended reads on France on the new site Shepherd’s Discover the Best Books site: “The Best books for understanding the French.”
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Suddenly at Home EIGHT: Beginning of the Day Rituals
Suddenly Home EIGHT: Beginning of the Day Rituals In my decades listening to friends talk about their jobs, I’ve noticed people like to get to …
Suddenly Home SEVEN: Let the Dishes Pile Up
Suddenly Home SEVEN: Let the dishes pile up My apologies for the hiatus. In my last post (Keeping the Kids at a Distance) I mentioned …
Suddenly Home TWO: (Keep) Working 9-5
TWO: (Keep) working 9-5 People think the best thing about working at home is escaping the “9 to 5.” The idea of waking up and …
Op\Ed in the Gazette: Hydro-Québec is preparing for the future — and so should you.
In this opinion piece in The Gazette, inspired by our book Charging Ahead: Hydro-Québec and the Future of Electricity, we explain how Hilo, the new …
Charging Ahead: Interview on All in a Weekend
“So many surprises and interesting things in this book.” Host Sonali Karnick talked to Julie and Jean-Benoit about their latest book Charging Ahead: Hydro-Québec and …
Op/Ed: Ontario should buy more Quebec electricity
We just published an Op/Ed in Montreal answering Green Party Leader Elizabeth May’s claim that “Hydro-Québec should be selling more electricity to Canada.” As we explain, …
Critique d’Ainsi parlent les Français dans Le Devoir
Louis Cornellier a écrit dans Le Devoir cette fin de semaine une très belle critique d’Ainsi parlent les Français: “Le sujet est en or — …
CES MAUDITS FRANÇAIS QUI SAVENT SI BIEN «PERLER»
La revue Avenues a bien aimé Ainsi parlent les Français. Ils ont sans doute un biais favorable, Jean-Benoit étant un de leurs chroniqueurs…
