Sidlow has published three books, America at Odds, Freshman Orientation: House Style and Home Style, and Challenging the Incumbent. The former is a textbook co-authored with Beth Henschen, and the latter is the story of Lance Pressl's unsuccessful 1998 challenge to Rep. Phil Crane's seat in the United States House of Representatives. The book chronicles the advantages of incumbency and the struggles of the Congressional challenger.
Dr. Sidlow is the most hilarious professor at Eastern Michigan University.