Madonna bibliography
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American entertainer Madonna has written eleven coffee table books, eleven articles in different publications and contributed a piece in a biography. She has also ventured into children's literature, writing seven picture books and twelve chapter books. Three of her books have topped The New York Times Best Seller list.
Her first release as an author was the coffee table book Sex (1992), published under her company Maverick.{{cite news|first=Stephen |last=Holden |author-link=Stephen Holden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/20/arts/madonna-makes-a-60-million-deal.html |work=The New York Times |title=Madonna Makes a $60 Million Deal |access-date=May 27, 2008 |date=April 20, 1992 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519100152/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/20/arts/madonna-makes-a-60-million-deal.html |archive-date=May 19, 2009 }} It consisted of sexually provocative and explicit images, photographed by Steven Meisel. The book received negative reaction from the media and the general public, but sold 1.5 million copies at $50 each in a matter of days.{{sfn|Morton|2002|p=54}}{{cite magazine|first=Gregory|last=Kirschling|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/10/25/naked-launch-2/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=The Naked Launch|access-date=May 27, 2008|date=October 25, 2002|archive-date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205135616/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,365681,00.html|url-status=dead}} Madonna continued releasing coffee table photography books, including those associated with her concert tours like Madonna: The Girlie Show (1995), Madonna Confessions (2006) and Madonna: Sticky & Sweet (2009). She also wrote forewords for a number of books, including Alan Parker's coffee table book about the making of the film Evita (1996) and wrote a chapter for The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale (1998). Madonna has also written columns for publications like Harper's Bazaar, the inaugural issue of George magazine and the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.
In 2003, Madonna signed a contract with Callaway Arts & Entertainment. The first release was the children's book, The English Roses, which was translated into 42 different languages over 100 countries.{{cite magazine|last=Hay|first=Carla|title=Artists Add New Voice to Children's Books|date=August 16, 2003|magazine=Billboard|volume=115|issue=33|issn=0006-2510}} The book debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list, spending a total of 18 weeks there.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4106824.stm |title=Madonna writing sequel to Roses |date=June 18, 2005 |access-date=May 11, 2017 |work=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307001316/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4106824.stm |archive-date=March 7, 2016 }} Telling the story of five friends, The English Roses was deemed by critics as a reflection of Madonna's childhood, and received mixed reaction.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Madonna-s-kids-book-lands-with-a-thud-Million-2556902.php?bcsi_scan_f5761508bdf24bd5=XRaboYBmLomcVZzflwfdvlUVkwRtAAAAHnwTlw==&bcsi_scan_filename=Madonna-s-kids-book-lands-with-a-thud-Million-2556902.php|title=Madonna's kids' book lands with a thud / Million copies of overblown, empty story|last=Kipen|first=David|author-link=David Kipen|date=September 16, 2003|access-date=May 11, 2017|work=San Francisco Chronicle|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607080150/http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Madonna-s-kids-book-lands-with-a-thud-Million-2556902.php?bcsi_scan_f5761508bdf24bd5=XRaboYBmLomcVZzflwfdvlUVkwRtAAAAHnwTlw%3D%3D&bcsi_scan_filename=Madonna-s-kids-book-lands-with-a-thud-Million-2556902.php|archive-date=June 7, 2017|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|url=http://people.com/celebrity/critic-blasts-madonnas-new-kids-book/ |title=Critic Blasts Madonna's New Kids Book |last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |date=November 10, 2003 |access-date=May 10, 2017 |work=People |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220080646/http://people.com/celebrity/critic-blasts-madonnas-new-kids-book/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016 }} Her second children's book, Mr. Peabody's Apples, was released in the same year and also debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list. She continued releasing other books like Yakov and the Seven Thieves, The Adventures of Abdi and Lotsa de Casha; all five books released were included as part of an audiobook in 2006. As of 2007, her first six children's books sold over three million copies worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.montereyherald.com/2007/09/20/madonnas-world-of-english-roses/|title=Madonna"s world of "English Roses"|author=Monterey Herald|work=The Monterey County Herald|date=September 20, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101032910/https://www.montereyherald.com/2007/09/20/madonnas-world-of-english-roses/|archive-date=January 1, 2021|access-date=January 1, 2021}}
Madonna's interest in Kabbalah inspired her to venture into the children's book market. Her Kabbalah teacher had suggested her to share her spiritual knowledge in the form of written stories.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/musicians-who-have-written-books/madonna/ |title=Musicians who have written books |date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2017 |work=The Daily Telegraph |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507234505/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/musicians-who-have-written-books/madonna/ |archive-date=May 7, 2016 }} All the books included the lessons Madonna had learned in Kabbalah, teaching about strong morality and warning against greed and envy.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/kabbalah-is-madonna-losing-her-religion-6095969.html |title=Kabbalah: is Madonna losing her religion? |last=Barnes |first=Anthony |date=June 7, 2006 |access-date=May 10, 2017 |work=The Independent |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305102102/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/kabbalah-is-madonna-losing-her-religion-6095969.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }} A sequel for The English Roses was released in 2006, titled The English Roses: Too Good to be True. Madonna also released a total of twelve chapter books for the series in 2007. Her success as a children's author was noted by Ed Pilkington from The Guardian, who believed that Madonna "lured a host of other celebrities and publishers into the [children's book] market".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/nov/03/booksforchildrenandteenagers.familyandrelationships |title=Once upon a time |first=Ed |last=Pilkington |date=November 3, 2006 |access-date=May 10, 2017 |work=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316044700/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/nov/03/booksforchildrenandteenagers.familyandrelationships |archive-date=March 16, 2016 }}
Coffee table books
Children's books
= Picture books =
= Chapter books =
Chapter books in The English Roses collection. All illustration by Jeffrey Fulvimari.
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| scope="row"|The English Roses: Friends for Life!
|2007 | {{n/a}} | Puffin | {{ISBN|978-0-14-241114-8}} |The five girls—Nicole, Amy, Charlotte, Grace and Binah—are introduced with Question and Answer sections and more. |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: Goodbye, Grace?
|2007 |{{sort|Gomez|Rebecca Gomez}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-240883-4}} |Grace is afraid because her parents are acting strange. The English Roses have to find out the reason behind it. |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: The New Girl
|2007 |{{sort|Cloud|Amy Cloud}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-240884-1}} |Nicole's friend comes to London and the other English Roses are worried that she is stealing Nicole away from them. |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: A Rose by Any Other Name
|2007 |{{sort|Ottenberg|Erica Ottenberg}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-240885-8}} |The friendship of the English Roses is tested again, when the question arises who will be given the leading role in a school play. |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: Big-Sister Blues
|2008 |{{sort|Cloud|Amy Cloud}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-241093-6}} |Amy thinks her life is changing for the worse when her mother becomes pregnant. The English Roses have to help her realize the good things about being a big sister. |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: Being Binah
|2008 |{{sort|Ottenberg|Erica Ottenberg}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-241095-0}} |Binah is tired of being "the nice one" and tries to be someone else. The English Roses help her understand to be true to herself. |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: Hooray for the Holidays!
|2008 |{{sort|Cloud|Amy Cloud}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-241124-7}} |There is a Secret Santa gift exchange at school and Charlotte is determined to find the perfect gift. The English Roses have to help her remember the true meaning of Christmas. | |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: A Perfect Pair
|2008 |{{sort|Ottenberg|Erica Ottenberg}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-241125-4}} |Nicole gets entangled in the middle of school gossip and the English Roses have to save Valentine's Day. | |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: Runway Rose
|2009 |{{sort|Cloud|Amy Cloud}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-241126-1}} |Amy gets an after-school job at teen fashion week and seems to forget the English Roses. |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: Ready, set, vote!
|2010 |{{sort|Gomez|Rebecca Gomez}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-241127-8}} |School elections take place where Nicole runs for class president with Grace as campaign manager. |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: American Dreams
|2010 |{{sort|Gomez|Rebecca Gomez}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-241128-5}} |The English Roses are on different vacations. Binah visits Grace's family in Atlanta. |
| scope="row"|The English Roses: Catch the Bouquet!
|2010 |{{sort|Cloud|Amy Cloud}} |{{ISBN|978-0-14-241129-2}} |Planning the perfect wedding: Miss Fluffernutter and Binah's father get married. |
Articles
Biography
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| scope="row"|Keith Haring: The Authorized Biography
|1992 | Written by John Gruen | {{ISBN|978-0-671-78150-7}} |Madonna reminisced about her friend, artist Keith Haring, in a chapter about their early life in New York. | {{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-gruen/keith-haring/|title=Keith Haring: By John Gruen|date=May 20, 2010|access-date=May 18, 2018|work=Kirkus Reviews|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520023046/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-gruen/keith-haring/|archive-date=May 20, 2018|df=mdy-all}} |
See also
Notes
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References
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= Book sources =
- {{cite book|last=Gardner|first=Abigail|title='Rock On': Women, Ageing and Popular Music|year=2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-18910-7}}
- {{cite book|last=Morton|first=Andrew|title=Madonna|author-link=Andrew Morton (writer)|year=2002|publisher=Macmillan Publishers|isbn=978-0-312-98310-9}}
- {{cite book| last = Taraborrelli| first = J. Randy| author-link=J. Randy Taraborrelli |title = Madonna: An Intimate Biography| publisher = Pan Books| year = 2008| isbn = 978-0-330-45446-9}}
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