Lane Greene will be presenting his very latest book, “Writing with Style” (the latest iteration of the Economist Style Guide, due 15th June) at the Secret Kingdoms. He will also discuss his earlier books, Talk on the Wild Side (2018) and You Are What you Speak (2011).

Greene is the language columnist and Spain correspondent at The Economist. Previous assignments have included digital news, books and culture, European business, law, energy, the environment, and American politics. He won the journalism award from the Linguistic Society of America in 2017. He is based in Madrid, after living in London, Berlin and New York.

He received an M.Phil. from Oxford in European politics, and a B.A. with honors from Tulane in international relations and history, and speaks nine languages. Greene was born in Johnson City, Tennessee and grew up in Marietta, Georgia.

The evening will be in chat show format, covering an exploration of Lane’s life and works, readings and a Q&A, it will include refreshments and book signing. Whilst the event is free, places are limited. Please reserve via 3€ “priority postcards”.