Mike Katz was born in Atlanta, came of age in New Orleans, and eventually (or perhaps inevitably) made his home in New York City. He is an obsessive music fan, voracious reader, history buff, bookseller, accomplished photographer, and father. He is the co-author of The Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City (Globe Pequot Press, June 2018) and The Little Book of Rock and Roll Wisdom (Lyons Press, Sept 2018)