Alan Bisbort has authored or coauthored many books on history, biography, travel, as well as social and cultural issues, including his previous books for Greenwood (now a part of Bloomsbury), Beatniks: A Guide to an American Subculture (2009) and Media Scandals (2008). As editor of PleaseKillMe.com for five years (2017-2022), his operative philosophy was "This Is What's Cool."