[3] He specialized in policy matters relating to education, civil rights, and welfare reform, and served as staff member on the United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Children and Families.
[5] As one of the first biographies of the American author and statesman in eight decades, Washington Irving was praised by the Associated Press as "authoritative"[6] and "charming" by the New York Times.
Hailed as "masterful" by Kirkus Reviews, Jim Henson was a New York Times bestseller,[10] and received the 2013 Goodreads Choice Award for Best History & Biography,[11] as well as being selected by CNN viewers as a "Favorite Book of 2013.".
The book was praised by NPR as "nuanced, profoundly human, and painstakingly researched,"[17] and was long-listed for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.
A self-proclaimed "pop culture junkie",[18] Jones has discussed at length his particular affection for the Beatles and comic books, especially the character Batman and the writer Alan Moore.