* Shudder to Think (1973)
* Tales of Beatnik Glory (1975)
* The Cutting Edge: Art-Horror and the Horrors of Art (1983)
* Cheetah: A Search for the Missing Beat (1984)
* 1968 (1996)
* America: A History in Verse, Volume One: 1776–1876 (2001)
* America: A History in Verse, Volume Two: 1877–1976 (2005)
* The Poetry and the Power: Conversations on American Poetics and Politics (2006)
* Fug You: An Informal History of the Peace Eye Bookstore, the First Counterculture Bookstore in America (2008)
* The Confession (2011)
* Broken Glory: Poetry and Political Action after the 'Sixties (2013)
* The Weathermen: The Lost Story of America's First Revolutionary Movement (2015)
* The West: A History in Verse (2020)
In addition to his books, Sanders has also written numerous articles and poems for various magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Village Voice. He has also appeared on numerous television and radio shows, including The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Nightline.