Cinco de Mayo: An American Holiday?
Two years ago, when we were living in Phoenix, Arizona, we celebrated Cinco de Mayo the “traditional” way – by drinking margaritas out of plastic …
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Montreal: French or English school?
Comments From Our Readers Rani writes: Hello there, I have been reading your books since just before I moved to France in 2008 with …
The Business of Writing
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 Workshop with SWNB-PWAC
The Pitch of your Life: Writing Book Proposals workshop with Montreal award-winning non-fiction author Julie Barlow. April 21, 2012, Saint John, NB. …
Sarkozy’s Immigration Strategy: Taking from the Right to give back to the Left
The Toulouse massacres and standoff may have allowed president Sarkozy to score a few points in the run-off for the presidential elections, but he still …
Why Does English Have Different Names for Animals and Their Meat?
Comments From Our Readers Tom writes: Dear Ms. Barlow and M. Nadeau, Thank you for your efforts on the several of your books I’ve read, …
What is the Best French-English Dictionary?
Questions From Our Readers Anthony writes: I’m looking for a French and English dictionary. I have a Harrap’s Modern College which I bought when I …
What do you think is the best language to learn?
Over 11,000 readers of Intelligent Life Magazine have voted for what they think is the best language to learn.
How can a regular person afford France?
Questions From Our Readers Diane writes: Several years ago, I had toyed around with the idea of relocating to France (or someplace in …
French is the next best thing…after English
In a series called “Which is the Best Language to Learn?” Intelligent Life Magazine asked six authors to write about which language they thought was …