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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.

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CES MAUDITS FRANÇAIS QUI SAVENT SI BIEN «PERLER»

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Lancement à Paris: AINSI PARLENT LES FRANÇAIS

Les Éditions Robert Laffont publient notre nouveau livre, AINSI PARLENT LES FRANÇAIS: Codes, tabous et mystères de la conversations à la française. Le livre est …

Lancement Ainsi parlent les Français

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Nadeau Barlow

Nadeau Barlowmercredi, septembre 27th, 2023 at 3:25

Congratulations on the publication of GOING SOLO by Julie Barlow & Jean-Benoît Nadeau releasing today with Sutherland House Books!

About GOING SOLO: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO START YOUR BUSINESS AND SUCCEED AS YOUR OWN BOSS:

Whether you are a dog groomer, a real-estate agent, actor, lawyer, or graphic designer, Going Solo is for you. Should you incorporate? What expenses can you deduct? Do you need a website? What about insurance? How do you negotiate a contract? Set up a payroll?

Find the answers to all of your questions about starting your own business in Going Solo, the essential toolkit for self-employed Canadians. Drawing on deep personal experience, authors Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau give you the practical information you need to succeed in daily business life. Whether you need an invoice template, advice on managing relations with your banker, planning an advertising campaign, it’s all here in a clear, comprehensive, and accessible format.

About Julie Barlow & Jean-Benoît Nadeau:

Julie Barlow grew up in Hamilton, Ontario and has been working as a freelance writer since 1995. She writes for magazines and newspapers in Canada, including Chatelaine, Report on Business and L’actualité, and has published in The New York Times, USA Today and more. Author of eight books, including her latest, The Bonjour Effect, Julie is presently developing a TV documentary series based on her book The Story of French, written with husband and partner Jean-Benoît Nadeau. She lives in Montreal with Nadeau and their two daughters.

Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and a political science graduate of McGill University, Jean-Benoît Nadeau once held a job for a total of 29 days and has been self-employed for 35 years. A regular reporter and columnist to L’actualité (Canada’s main national French magazine), he is also a past contributor to the Report on Business Magazine, and has signed papers for various American, Canadian and French publications. His freelancer status has allowed him to live in various venues like Phoenix, Toronto, Paris and Montreal as well as undertake radio, film and book projects, some of which with his spouse and partner Julie Barlow.

Julie and Jean-Benoît are represented by Evan Brown.

Congratulations!

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Nadeau Barlowmardi, septembre 26th, 2023 at 3:52

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 House Books). We talked about the book and our 3 decades as freelance writers on CBC's All in a Weekend with the lovely Sonali Karnick -- always a pleasure! The book is available in Canadian and U.S. Editions.

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 ...

Nadeau Barlowmardi, septembre 26th, 2023 at 3:49

Jean-Benoit 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 Business and Succeed as Your Own Boss. A “must-have for anyone who wants to be self-employed”, Going Solo draws on lessons from three decades working as freelance writers. It offers 372 pages of information, tips and wisdom on everything from your business plan to after-sales service. Available in Canada and U.S. Editions.

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Nadeau Barlowvendredi, mars 24th, 2023 at 6:27

News of the publishing deal for our new book, Going Solo: Absolutely everything you need to become your own boss. Coming out in September in Canada and the US!

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Nadeau Barlowmardi, avril 19th, 2022 at 2:47

Julie spoke with the lovely Emilly Monaco, host on Paris Underground, about the how there's much more to the expression "bon appétit" than you think.

Whenever you start eating in France, whether you're sitting down to a several-course dinner or scarf

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