Mike Ellis

Mike Ellis is the creator of the Slanguage series, a line of visual phrase guides covering languages such as Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Swedish, Mandarin, and more. The books focus on practical, everyday expressions and are designed to be easy to browse, making them especially appealing for travelers, curious beginners, and casual language learners.

Available author and publisher information describes him as a web designer who ran the Slanguage website. He has also been associated with Philadelphia, where he lived with his family.

What stands out about his work is its simple, friendly style. Rather than treating language study as something formal or intimidating, his books aim to give readers a quick feel for how people actually speak.