The Crown focuses on Queen Elizabeth II as a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.

The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne.... a new era is dawning.

Peter Morgan's masterfully researched scripts reveal the Queen's private journey behind the public facade with daring frankness. Prepare to be welcomed into the coveted world of power and privilege and behind locked doors in Westminster and Buckingham Palace....the leaders of an empire await.

In this riveting and surprising personal history, John Lithgow shares a backstage view of his own struggle, crisis, and discovery, revealing the early life and career that took place out of the public eye and before he became a nationally known star. Above all, Lithgow's memoir is a tribute to his most important influence: his father, Arthur Lithgow, who, as an actor, director, producer, and great lover of Shakespeare, brought theater to John's boyhood. From bedtime stories to Arthur's illustrious productions, performance and storytelling were constant and cherished parts of family life. "Drama" tells of the Lithgows' countless moves between Arthur's gigs-John attended eight secondary schools before flourishing onstage at Harvard - and details with poignancy and sharp recollection the moments that introduced a budding young actor to the undeniable power of theater. Before Lithgow gained fame with the film "The World According to Garp" and the television show "3rd Rock from the Sun", his early years were full of scenes both hilarious and bittersweet. A shrewd acting performance saved him from duty in Vietnam. His involvement with a Broadway costar brought an end to his early first marriage. The theater worlds of New York and London come alive as Lithgow relives his collaborations with renowned performers and directors, including Mike Nichols, Bob Fosse, Liv Ullmann, and Meryl Streep. His ruminations on the nature of theater, film acting, and storytelling cut to the heart of why actors are driven to perform, and why people are driven to watch them do it. Lithgow's memory is clear and his wit sharp, and much of the humor that runs throughout "Drama" comes at his own expense. But he also chronicles the harrowing moments of his past, reflecting with moving candor on friends made and lost, mistakes large and small, and the powerful love of a father who set him on the road to a life onstage. Illuminating, funny, affecting, and thoroughly engrossing, "Drama" raises the curtain on the making of one of our most beloved actors.

New York Times Besteller Following the success of New York Times bestseller Dumpty comes Volume 2 of award-winning actor and national bestselling author John Lithgow's next book of satirical poetry chronicling the era of Trump madness. Darker, funnier, and more hard-hitting than ever, Lithgow writes with poetic fury and cutting satire, taking readers verse-by-verse through the last year of even more unthinkable and shocking real events surrounding Trump and his administration-including poems about the impeachment, Rudy Giuliani, Mick Mulvaney, Jay Sekulow, Jim Jordan, Roger Stone, and others. With completely new poems and never-before-seen line drawings, Lithgow will once again make readers laugh in frenzied times with this mix of striking and humorous prose-dismantling the reign of Dumpty one stanza at a time. Audio edition read by the author.

Two Supreme Court Justices have been murdered and a lone law student turns her suspicion about the deaths into a speculative brief that sends shock waves into the highest levels of government.

She and a determined investigative reporter want to tell the world what they have uncovered - if they live to tell it.

The race is on and these two are more than runners. They're moving targets.

Following the death of the Pope, the reluctant Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with overseeing the group of Cardinals from across the globe that make up the Conclave; those responsible for selecting a new leader for the Church.

But as the political machinations inside the Vatican intensify, Lawrence realizes that the departed Pope had kept a secret from them that he must uncover before a new Pope is chosen.

Fanny and Blue may not be the smartest dogs, and they may not be the best-behaved dogs, but they are definitely the most-"loved" dogs. Lithgow's popular bouncy song--in the book and on the accompanying CD--is based on his own family's two dogs. Full color.

This lively and lyrical jaunt from actor and author John Lithgow comes with a CD of his celebrated song
"Oh, children Remember Whatever you may do, "
"Never play music right next to the zoo."
"They'll burst from their cages, each beast and each bird, "
"Desperate to play all the music they've heard."
A concert gets out of hand when the animals at the neighboring zoo storm the stage and play the instruments themselves in this hilarious picture book based on one of John Lithgow's best-loved tunes. This package includes a CD of John and an orchestra performing the song

Dancer Bob Fosse directed this stylised, semi-autobiographical musical about a brilliant stage musical director (Roy Scheider) who drives himself to exhaustion. With Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking and Ben Vereen. Winner of four Oscars.

Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville co-direct this documentary about the televised American debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. Beginning during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the liberal and conservative writers and commentators clashed over issues including the city's police, the convention's protestors and the freedom-of-speech-right of Americans. As the pair commented on the issues of the day, over the course of their debates, their discourse became increasingly explosive and hostile and the substance of their arguments lost.

Mahalia Mouse and her family live underneath Dunster House, an old Harvard dormitory. Foraging for food for her younger brothers and sisters, Mahalia gets trapped in a backpack and then finds herself inside a classroom far from home. Mahalia, intrigued by the lecture, starts attending classes and soon becomes a full-time student -- all the while wondering about the fate of her family. But when graduation day finally arrives, Mahalia has a wonderful surprise waiting for her.

Written as part of his keynote address at Harvard's commencement, this latest book from John Lithgow (class of '67) incorporates his trademark witty rhymes and includes a CD of him reading the text at the commencement. Mahalia's story has an inspiring message for graduates or anyone whose success is worthy of celebration.

Reedle-ee
Rootle-ee
Vroom-pety BANG!

Young Farkle McBride is a musical genius: He plays the violin, the flute, the trombone, and the drums with incredible skill. But he's never satisfied: Something is missing.

In his first book, actor and musician John Lithgow introduces a memorable character, a fickle yet lovable child prodigy who brings the sounds and rhythms of an orchestra to sprawling visual life. With a double gatefold showing the entire orchestra, this is the ultimate book for the music lover in all of us.

Deedle-ee
Doodle-ee

Doom-pety CLANG!

Romantic comedy starring Amy Adams as Anna Brady, a matrimonially-impatient Manhattan interior designer. When her self-absorbed cardiologist boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) repeatedly fails to propose to her, she decides to follow him on a trip to Dublin, where she plans to take advantage of an old Irish custom that allows women to pop the question once in every leap year on 29 February. However, bad weather causes her flight to be diverted via Wales, where she meets rough diamond Irishman Declan (Matthew Goode). The path to true love is soon taking an unexpected and not unwelcome detour.

Ben Affleck stars as a criminal forensic accountant in this US crime drama directed by Gavin O'Connor. Autistic maths genius Christian Wolff (Affleck) works for ZZZ Accounting where he runs the books for a number of arms dealers, cartels and gangsters and puts the fighting skills taught to him by his military father to good use. His latest assignment sees him analysing a large embezzlement at Living Robotics where he works with fellow accountant Dana Cummings (Anna Kendrick) to investigate. Meanwhile, Treasury Department director Raymond King (J.K. Simmons) is hot on the heels of the shady man known as The Accountant and enlists the help of analyst Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) to find him and bring him to justice.

What's a palooza? An activity that keeps kids from uttering those terrifying words, "I'm bored!" You may know John Lithgow as star of stage, screen, and television or even as a bestselling children's book author. But his most important role -- parent -- was also the most fun. Whether building cardboard castles or putting on a King and I puppet show or conducting a treasure hunt in the National Gallery of Art, John has spent years perfecting the art of the palooza. A palooza is easy to do! A palooza doesn't cost much (some cost absolutely nothing) A palooza is instigated or organized by parents but is quickly taken over by children A palooza may involve a computer but never the TV A palooza may use all varieties of arts and crafts A palooza may secretly teach children (and parents!) a thing or two A palooza is entertaining for the entire family A palooza depends entirely on the inexhaustible creativity, ingenuity, imagination, and sense of fun of young minds This book contains 101 ideas for creating paloozas for children ages 3 to 12 wherever you are. Grouped according to interests and themes -- like art, drama, music, vacations, and birthdays -- and incorporating lots of extrapaloozas, fun facts for parent and child, and suggested additional reading for all ages, John's paloozas range from adopting your own soup can for a day to inventing your own secret language to establishing left-handed day or creating a self-portrait. A Lithgow Palooza! is an utterly unique collection of original activities guaranteed to transform any household from bored to bubbling with fun.