Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and a political science graduate of McGillUniversity, Jean-Benoît Nadeau once held a job for a total of 29 days and hasbeen 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 theReport on Business Magazine, and has signed papers for various American,Canadian and French publications. His freelancer status has allowed him to livein various venues like Phoenix, Toronto, Paris and Montreal as well as undertakeradio, film and book projects, some of which with his spouse and partner JulieBarlow. Julie Barlow grew up in Hamilton, Ontario and has been working as a freelancewriter since 1995. She writes for magazines and newspapers in Canada, includingChatelaine, Report on Business and L'actualité, and has published in The NewYork Times, USA Today and more. Author of eight books, including her latest,The Bonjour Effect, Julie is presently developing a TV documentary series basedon her book The Story of French, written with husband and partner Jean-BenoîtNadeau. She lives in Montreal with Nadeau and their two daughters.