Mike Topp was born in Washington, D.C., and currently lives in New York City unless he has died or moved. Mike Topp is releasing two books this year; The Frontier Index, written with Raymond Pettibon. You can order it here. The other new book is American Air, from X-R-A-Y Books, which has a cover by Aram Saroyan and some drawings by William Wegman. You can order that here. Find him on twitter @MikeTopp.