 In May 2011, he signed on to co-write (with actor Greg Sestero) a closer look at the film – the resultant book, "The Disaster Artist", was published by Simon and Schuster in October 2013.Bissell's story "Expensive Trips Nowhere" was filmed as "The Loneliest Planet" (2011).While Bissell has been critical of neo-conservatism, the Bush administration, and American unilateralism, his politics often do not fit within established categories of American liberalism and conservatism.