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 …
L’influence mondiale de l’Académie française
Dans Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong, nous expliquons comment l’Académie française a vu le jour et pourquoi elle revêt une importance si fondamentale chez …
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 …
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 …
Self-Employed: Should you incorporate?
Julie published this short explanation of the pros and cons of incorporating for self-employed workers/freelancers in Moneysense.ca. Some lessons from our guide to self-employment GOING …
Julie talks about publishing on « All in a Weekend »
Sonali Karnick, host of CBC’s « All in a Weekend, » spoke to Julie about the pros and cons of traditional publishing, versus self-publishing. Traditional publishing has …
MoneySense: Taking risks and trusting your gut, Julie Barlow’s self-employment tips
The lovely editors at the personal finance magazine MoneySense asked Julie to share some wisdom and lessons from her life as a self-employed writer. She …
Julie and Jean-Benoit on the « Bulletproof Sales » Podcast
Drawing on lessons from our new #selfemployment guide Going Solo, Julie and Jean-Benoît work with podcast host and sales expert Shawn Rhodes to build a …
Julie and Jean-Benoît on David Hill’s « Path to Mastery » podcast
On David Hill’s « Path to Mastery » podcast, Julie and Jean spoke about how their new book, Going Solo, helps creative workers « think like a business. » …
Going Solo on MoneySense’s Holiday Gift Guide 2023
Going Solo was included on MoneySense’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide. « For your newly self-employed friends » In the past few years, thousands of Canadians have started …
On the Brink with Andi Simon
We spoke to author/anthropologist Andi Simon about how solopreneurs need to stop thinking like « employees » and start thinking like « the boss » to succeed, about how …
Best Business Minds Podcast with Marc Kramer
We had the great pleasure of speaking to Marc Kramer, host of the Best Business Minds podcast, about our new book GOING SOLO: Everything You …
Nadeau and Barlow publish « 16 Ways to Say No When Running a Small Business on Smallbiz.com
We published this piece today in smallbiz.com: « 16 Ways to Say No When Running a Small Business. » Whether you are a freelance illustrator, an IT …
GOING SOLO on The Stuph File with Peter Anthony Holder
Julie and Jean-Benoît talk about GOING SOLO on The Stuph File with with Peter Anthony Holder. Here’s the whole interview, with tips for those who …
Podcast Julie Speaks about GOING SOLO with Alain Guillot
Julie spoke about GOING SOLO to Alain Guillot on his podcast: how she got started as a solopreneur almost 30 years ago, why it’s a …
Sierra Negra fait le tour des Coops de l’info
Merci à Steve Bergeron de La Tribune pour l’entretien qu’il a publié samedi sur l’écriture de mon roman Sierra Negra . En prime, en fin …
Après L’erreur boréale, la Colère boréale
En juillet dernier, je suis parti avec le photographe Matthew Joycey pour une semaine de reportage aux confins de la Côte-Nord et du Saguenay-Lac-Saint. Sur …
GOING SOLO on CBC’s All in a Weekend with Sonali Karnick
Jean-Benoit Nadeau and I released our new book GOING SOLO: Everything You Need to Start Your Business and Succeed as Your Own Boss today (Sutherland …
Release of GOING SOLO: Everything You Need to Start Your Business and Succeed as Your Own Boss (Sutherland House Books)
Jean-Benoît Nadeau and I are thrilled to announce the release of our new guide for self-employed workers, Going Solo: Everything You Need to Start Your …
Sierra Negra dans La Presse et Le Devoir
Dans leur édition du weekend, les quotidiens La Presse et Le Devoir ont tous deux produit un compte rendu élogieux du roman Sierra Negra, de …