Auteurs, journalistes et conférenciers, Jean-Benoît Nadeau et Julie Barlow étudient la langue française dans le monde, la France, les Français, en plus d’écrire sur le métier d’écrivain. Basés à Montréal, ils ont signé six livres, 1000 articles de magazines, remporté plus de 45 prix journalistiques et littéraires, et prononcé plus d’une centaine de conférences, notamment sur la langue française, les Français et l’écriture. Auteurs de bestsellers comme Pas si fous, ces Français!, La Grande aventure de la langue française, Le français, quelle histoire! et Les Français aussi ont un accent, ils se sont bâtis une communauté internationale de lecteurs intéressés à l’anthropologie des langues et de la culture – sujet qu’ils élargissent actuellement à l’espagnol et à l’arabe.

All posts on février, 2026

Suzi tests The Bonjour Effect in Dijon

In her YouTube channel Fired Up In France, Suzi explains what she learned about French conversation from reading The Bonjour Effect — and then she …

Nadeau BarlowVendredi, août 7th, 2026 at 4:21

I just discovered that #Goodreads is offering 10 free print copies of our new edition of Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong. Coming out December 8, 2026!

Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong: The Je Ne Sais …

In this cultural and historical guide, award-winning au…

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Nadeau BarlowMardi, juillet 14th, 2026 at 5:30

France celebrates Bastille Day 2026 with its largest-ever military parade. It’s all about “grandeur,” or "greatness." In our new edition of Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong (coming out December 8) we explain this curious and continuing attraction towards displays of grandeur, whether it’s embracing military parades or literary heroes, or covering domes with gold leafing…

France celebrates 2026 Bastille Day with biggest parade ever

France celebrates Bastille Day 2026 with its largest-ever military parade. It’s all about “grandeur”, or “greatness.” In our new edition of Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t ...

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Nadeau BarlowMardi, juillet 14th, 2026 at 2:55

France celebrates Bastille Day 2026 with its largest-ever parade. In our new edition of Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong (coming out December 8) we explain this curious and continuing attraction towards displays of "grandeur", whether it's embracing military parades, literary heroes, or covering domes with gold leafing...

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Nadeau BarlowMercredi, mai 20th, 2026 at 7:34

The steady rise of populism and the far right was one of the factors we examined updating our book Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong — to be released December 8. The phenomenon is not unique to France, and follows a familiar playbook, but it has a specific effect on France’s political culture. A recent article in Le Monde on the activities of a new wave of far right mayors in France offers an interesting snapshot of where things are going -- more security, more police, cuts to culture, more flag-waving...

Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: What effect is the far right having in France?

The steady rise of populism and the far right was one of the factors we examined updating our book Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong ...

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Nadeau BarlowMercredi, mai 20th, 2026 at 7:28

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/05/12/new-far-right-mayors-first-steps-target-europe-culture-and-unions_6753361_5.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=ios&lmd_source=mail

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The steady rise of populism and the far right was one of the factors we examined updating our book Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong — to be released December 8. The phenomenon is not unique to France, and follows a familiar playbook, but it has a specific effect on France’s political culture. A recent article in Le Monde on the activities of a new wave of far right mayors in France offers an interesting snapshot of where things are going -- more security, more police, cuts to culture, more flag-waving...
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Nadeau BarlowLundi, mai 4th, 2026 at 4:55

Twenty years after publishing our bestseller Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong, we decided to completely update it for a new age. The world has changed and so has France. This new edition, to be released December 8, 2026, is now available for pre-order.

New revised edition of Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: COMING OUT DECEMBER 8, 2026

Imagine a country where people work thirty-five-your weeks, have five weeks of paid holidays, take an hour and a half for lunch, and eat the ...

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All posts on février, 2026

Suzi tests The Bonjour Effect in Dijon

11/03/2026 The Globe and Mail Opinion: « The protests in France were caused, in part, by an app. Here’s why it matters. »

07/14/2026 France celebrates 2026 Bastille Day with biggest parade ever

05/20/2026 Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: What effect is the far right having in France?

05/13/2026 L’influence mondiale de l’Académie française

05/04/2026 New revised edition of Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: COMING OUT DECEMBER 8, 2026