Madonna bibliography
This article is about works by Madonna. For a bibliography of works on Madonna, see Bibliography of works on Madonna.
 Madonna performing "Frozen" during the Drowned World Tour in 2001. | ||
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| ↙Coffee table books | 9 | |
| ↙Picture books | 9 | |
| ↙Chapter books | 12 | |
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Madonna's first venture into the literary world came with the release of her 1992 coffee table book, Sex.[1] The book proved to be a massive success, selling out its entire first edition. She later released another coffee table photography book entitled The Girlie Show which had an accompanying live CD with exclusive tracks from the tour.
In recent years, she had success writing a series of children's books. In 2003, Madonna signed a contract with Callaway Arts & Entertainment. On September 15, 2003, she released her first children's book, The English Roses, and it instantly became the biggest and fastest selling book ever by a first-time children's author. The book debuted at number one on The New York Times Bestsellers List for children's picture books and remained there for an impressive eighteen weeks. The English Roses received the widest launch in publication history as it was released in over a hundred countries on the same day; it also debuted in thirty languages. It is now available in 40 languages and in more than 110 countries worldwide.
Her series of books may very well mark the existence for the first time of kabbalist children's books. All of the books strive to teach lessons Madonna has learned in her study of this branch of Jewish mysticism as well as lessons she has learned throughout her life. For example, in The English Roses, her lead character's name, Binah, comes from the word Kabbalists use for "Understanding".
Madonna's subsequent releases, Mr. Peabody's Apples and Yakov and the Seven Thieves, were both released within a year of The English Roses. They also debuted at number one on The New York Times list and became international best sellers. Combined, Madonna's first three children's books have sold over one and a half million copies worldwide. The Adventures of Abdi was her least successful book. Her latest book, Lotsa de Casha, debuted at number three on The New York Times' Bestsellers List. For the Lotsa de Casha promotion, Madonna did a photoshoot with photographer, Lorenzo Agius; 8 pictures (including the cover picture) were released in the U.S. magazine Ladies Home Journal with an exclusive interview inside.
Coffee table books
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| 1992 | Sex |
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| 1994 | The Girlie Show |
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| 1996 | The Making of Evita |
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| 1998 | The Emperor's New Clothes |
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| 2003 | X-STaTIC Pro=CeSS |
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| 2004 | Nobody Knows Me |
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| 2008 | Madonna Confessions |
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| 2009 | I Am Because We Are |
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| 2009 | Madonna: Sticky & Sweet |
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Children's books
Picture books
| Year | Book title | Release details | Notes |
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| 2003 | The English Roses |
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| 2003 | Mr. Peabody's Apples |
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| 2004 | Yakov and the Seven Thieves |
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| 2004 | The Adventures of Abdi |
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| 2005 | Lotsa De Casha |
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| 2006 | 5 Books for Children Box Set |
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| 2006 | The English Roses and Other Stories (Audio) |
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| 2006 | 5 Books for Children (Audio – 2 Disc Collection) |
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| 2006 | The English Roses – Too Good to be True |
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Chapter books
Chapter books in the The English Roses collection.
| Release date | Number in the collection | Title | Release details[3] | Synopsis |
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| 13 September 2007 | 1 | The English Roses: Friends for Life! |
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The five girls are introduced with Question and Answer sections and more. |
| 13 September 2007 | 2 | The English Roses: Goodbye, Grace? |
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Grace is afraid because her parents are acting strange. The English Roses have to find out what's going on. |
| 13 September 2007 | 3 | The English Roses: The New Girl |
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Nicole's friend comes to London and the other English Roses are worried she's stealing Nicole away from them. |
| 13 September 2007 | 4 | The English Roses: A Rose by Any Other Name |
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The friendship of the English Roses is tested again as it comes to the leading role in a school play. |
| 29 May 2008 | 5 | The English Roses: Big-Sister Blues |
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Amy's life is changing for the worse, she thinks, with the pregnancy of her mother. The English Roses have to help her realize the good things about being a big sister. |
| 17 July 2008 | 6 | The English Roses: Being Binah |
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Binah is tired of being "the nice one" and tries to be someone new. Will she still fit in with the English Roses and can they convince her how important it is to "be yourself"? |
| 11 September 2008 | 7 | The English Roses: Hooray for the Holidays! |
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There's 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. |
| 26 December 2008 | 8 | The English Roses: A Perfect Pair |
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Nicole, two boys, gossip — the English Roses have to save Valentine’s Day. |
| 16 April 2009 | 9 | The English Roses: Runway Rose |
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Amy gets an after-school job at teen fashion week and seems to forget the English Roses. |
| 9 July 2009 | 10 | The English Roses: Ready, set, vote! |
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School elections: Nicole runs for class president with Grace as campaign manager. |
| 15 October 2009 | 11 | The English Roses: American Dreams |
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The English Roses are on different vacations. Binah visits Grace' family in Atlanta. |
| 24 December 2009 | 12 | The English Roses: Catch the Bouquet! |
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Planning the perfect wedding: Miss Fluffernutter and Binah's father will marry. |
See also
References
- ↑ Kirschling (25 October 2002). "The Naked Launch". Entertainment Weekly (Time Inc.). Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ↑ Varga, George (4 January 1995). "Madonna revealed as bad-material girl – Book-CD 'Girlie Show' is laughably ridiculous". The San Diego Union.
- ↑ Sources for release dates and other publication information: WorldCat.org and Amazon.com for each ISBN.
- ↑ Publisher: Amazon.com states Puffin, WorldCat lists Callaway, both retrieved 24 October 2009.
External links
- Madonna Books — Official website Madonna.com
- Works by or about Madonna in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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