Madonna bibliography

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Madonna
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Madonna playing a guitar onstage, while looking to her right.
Madonna performing on the Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008). Pictures taken during the tour by her manager Guy Oseary were released in the coffee table book titled, Madonna: Sticky & Sweet.
Articles↙11
Coffee table books↙11
Picture books↙7
Chapter books↙12
Biography↙1
References and footnotes

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.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4] The book debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list, spending a total of 18 weeks there.[5][6] Telling the story of five friends, The English Roses was deemed by critics as a reflection of Madonna's childhood, and received mixed reaction.[7][8] 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.[9]

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.[10] All the books included the lessons Madonna had learned in Kabbalah, teaching about strong morality and warning against greed and envy.[11] 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.[6] 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".[12]

Coffee table books

Book title Year Other author(s) Publisher Identifiers Notes Ref.
Sex 1992 — Maverick
Warner Books
Callaway
OCLC 26846575
 The book contains erotica influenced photographs taken by Steven Meisel and film frames shot by Fabien Baron. An instant commercial success, Sex sold over 150,000 copies on its first day of release. A week later, the book's sales exceeded the 500,000 units there and eventually topped The New York Times Best Seller list. Declared as the "publishing event" of the century, Sex sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. [13]
[14]
[15]
Madonna: The Girlie Show 1995 Glenn O'Brien Callaway
OCLC 34731931
 The photographs in the book showcased behind-the-scenes of the 1993
Girlie Show World Tour with images taken by Herb Ritts
. An accompanying CD was released with live tracks "Like a Virgin", "In This Life", and "Why's It So Hard". 		[16]
[17]
The Making of Evita 1996 Alan Parker
foreword by Madonna 		HarperCollins
OCLC 35318289
 Featuring an introduction by Madonna, The Making of Evita chronicles the creation of the 1996 American musical drama film Evita. It features more than a hundred film stills and photographs. Alexandra Jacobs from Entertainment Weekly gave it a rating of C−, criticizing the image captions and the price of the book. [18]
The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale 1998 Various[a] Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
OCLC 40712166
 This fully illustrated retelling of the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen was accompanied with a CD containing audio readings from 45 personnel from the entertainment world. Madonna penned the eighth prose piece of 1,000 words, titled "The Empress", and the book features a cartoon rendition of herself as Marie Antoinette. [19]
[20]
[21]
X-Static Process 2003 — Assaf Books and Art ASIN B000JYDFYU In 2002, Madonna had collaborated with photographer
Steven Klein for an art installation called X-STaTIC PRO=CeSS. The photographs were released as the titular coffee table book, containing 1,000 pages of images. Author Lucy O'Brien
described the images as "a performer in her rehearsal space". 		[22]
Nobody Knows Me 2004 — Boy Toy, Inc. ASIN B000OCOE60 Available for one month only via Madonna's official website. Contained 52 pages of never before seen images of her. [23]
Madonna Confessions 2008 Guy Oseary powerHouse
OCLC 233939934
 Behind-the-scenes and on-stage pictures from Madonna's 2006 Confessions Tour, with photography by her manager Guy Oseary. The book consists of 224 pages of around 250 color photographs, handpicked by Oseary and Madonna, and are interspersed with quotes from her. [24]
[25]
I Am Because We Are 2009 Kristen Ashburn
foreword by Madonna 		powerHouse
OCLC 260208760
 The book contains excerpts from interviews with Malawian children, their biographies, and images taken by photographer Kristen Ashburn for Madonna's 2007 documentary of the same name. Sales proceeds were donated to the charitable organization, Raising Malawi. [26]
[27]
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet 2009 Guy Oseary powerHouse
OCLC 547415930
 Behind-the-scenes and on-stage photography from Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008–09) by Oseary, with editing from photographer Tom Munro. The book consists of 308 pages of over 500 full-color photographs, and was limited to 7,500 initial numbered copies for purchase. [28]
[29]
Tom Munro 2010 Tom Munro
foreword by Madonna 		Damiani
OCLC 495778900
 Munro's self-titled first monograph book consists of photographs taken by him throughout his career. One of Madonna's images by Munro was used as the book cover, and she also wrote the foreword. The book was released with an exhibition in Paris, displaying portraits shot by him. [30]
[31]
[32]
Mayumi's Kitchen: Macrobiotic Cooking for Body and Soul 2010 Mayumi Nishimura
foreword by Madonna 		Kodansha
OCLC 456181378
 Mayumi Nishimura worked as Madonna's private chef for seven years, and she specializes in macrobiotic cooking. In 2010, she released the cook book Mayumi's Kitchen: Macrobiotic Cooking for Body and Soul, which contains a foreword by Madonna. [33]
[34]

Children's books

Picture books

Book title Year Illustrator Publisher Identifiers Notes Ref.
The English Roses 2003 Jeffrey Fulvimari Callaway/Puffin
OCLC 52765827
 A moral tale about five friends, The English Roses was inspired by Madonna's daughter Lourdes. It sold over 500,000 copies worldwide in its first month and 8,000 copies in the first week in United Kingdom. The book debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list. [5]
[35]
[36]
Mr. Peabody's Apples 2003 Loren Long Callaway/Puffin
OCLC 52970747
 Madonna's second foray into children's book, Mr. Peabody's Apples talks of a juvenile protagonist called Billy Little, and the importance of always telling the truth. It debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list. [37]
[38]
Yakov and the Seven Thieves 2004 Gennady Spirin Callaway/Puffin
OCLC 54852649
 The story takes place in 18th century Europe with Spirin choosing a baroque painting style to depict it. Yakov and the Seven Thieves talks about a dying boy named Mikhail and his parents search for a cure for him. It debuted at number seven on The New York Times Best Seller list. [39]
[40]
[41]
The Adventures of Abdi 2004 Olga Dugina
Andrej Dugin 		Callaway/Puffin
OCLC 56682267
 The book tells the story of Young Abdi, who works as an assistant to a magical jeweler named Eli. Madonna promoted the release with a number of magazine, radio and television interviews in London. [42]
[43]
Lotsa de Casha 2005 Rui Paes Callaway/Puffin
OCLC 58843456
 Consisting of a fable, Lotsa de Casha is based on the phrase that "money cannot buy happiness". Depicting the characters as animal, the book tells about a rich Italian greyhound who is self-absorbed. [44]
[45]
[46]
The English Roses and Other Stories 2006 Stacy Peterson Callaway/Puffin
OCLC 124504717
 An audiobook with an "English Roses" style box, depicting Madonna reading to her daughter Lourdes, and son Rocco. [47]
The English Roses: Too Good to be True 2006 Stacy Peterson Callaway/Puffin
OCLC 71005736
 The sequel to The English Roses continue the story of the friends as they prepare for their first school dance. Madonna appeared on
Home Shopping Network
(HSN) to promote the book 		[47]

Chapter books

Chapter books in The English Roses collection. All illustration by Jeffrey Fulvimari.

Book title Year Other author(s) Publisher Identifiers Notes Ref.
The English Roses: Friends for Life! 2007 — Puffin
OCLC 173844877
 The five girls—Nicole, Amy, Charlotte, Grace and Binah—are introduced with Question and Answer sections and more. [48]
The English Roses: Goodbye, Grace? 2007 Rebecca Gomez Callaway/Puffin
OCLC 946594657
 Grace is afraid because her parents are acting strange. The English Roses have to find out the reason behind it. [48]
The English Roses: The New Girl 2007 Amy Cloud Puffin
OCLC 173846032
 Nicole's friend comes to London and the other English Roses are worried that she is stealing Nicole away from them. [48]
The English Roses: A Rose by Any Other Name 2007 Erica Ottenberg Puffin
OCLC 173847330
 The friendship of the English Roses is tested again, when the question arises who will be given the leading role in a school play. [48]
The English Roses: Big-Sister Blues 2008 Amy Cloud Puffin
OCLC 183265655
 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. [48]
The English Roses: Being Binah 2008 Erica Ottenberg Puffin
OCLC 236164333
 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. [48]
The English Roses: Hooray for the Holidays! 2008 Amy Cloud Callaway/Puffin
OCLC 216938842
 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. [48]
[49]
The English Roses: A Perfect Pair 2008 Erica Ottenberg Puffin
OCLC 216938890
 Nicole gets entangled in the middle of school gossip and the English Roses have to save Valentine's Day. [48]
[50]
The English Roses: Runway Rose 2009 Amy Cloud Puffin
OCLC 236345008
 Amy gets an after-school job at teen fashion week and seems to forget the English Roses. [48]
The English Roses: Ready, set, vote! 2010 Rebecca Gomez Callaway/Puffin
OCLC 268795753
 School elections take place where Nicole runs for class president with Grace as campaign manager. [48]
The English Roses: American Dreams 2010 Rebecca Gomez Puffin
OCLC 268795755
 The English Roses are on different vacations. Binah visits Grace's family in Atlanta. [48]
The English Roses: Catch the Bouquet! 2010 Amy Cloud Puffin
OCLC 318408057
 Planning the perfect wedding: Miss Fluffernutter and Binah's father get married. [48]

Articles

Title Year Publication type Publication name Identifiers Notes Ref.
The Day I Made the 'Like a Virgin' Video 1985 Magazine
Star Hits
ISSN 0260-3004
 Madonna wrote about filming the music video for her 1984 single, "Like a Virgin". [51]
Madonna Makes Dance 1994 Magazine Harper's Bazaar
ISSN 0017-7873
 Madonna wrote about meeting dancer Martha Graham and her early days in New York as a dancer. [52]
If I Were President 1995 Magazine George
ISSN 1084-662X
 Madonna's ideas about what she would do as a president, including paying schoolteachers more than film stars and LGBT support in the armed forces. [53]
Me, Jean-Michel, Love and Money 1996 Newspaper The Guardian
ISSN 0261-3077
 Madonna wrote about her romance with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat to commemorate an exhibition of his paintings at the Serpentine Galley in London. She sponsored the show.[54] [55]
Madonna's Evita Diaries 1996 Magazine Vanity Fair
OCLC 824601197
 Diary entry about filming for Evita. [56]
I'm Going to Miss You Gianni 1997 Magazine Time
OCLC 1311479
 Madonna remembered her friend, fashion designer Gianni Versace, in this eulogy. Versace had been murdered outside his home two weeks ago by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. [57]
Madonna's Indian Summer 1998 Magazine Rolling Stone
OCLC 865185925
 Madonna reminisced about her childhood during the summer, gardening with her father and favorite summer songs. The cover was shot by David LaChapelle and featured her as a Hindu Goddess. [58]
The Right Note in East Harlem 1998 Newspaper New York Daily News
OCLC 137349460
 A piece about American
violinist and music educator Roberta Guaspari, whose life was made into a film called Music of the Heart
in which Madonna was set to act but left due to creative differences. 		[59]
[60]
What I Know Now 2004 Magazine People
OCLC 1792449
 On their 30th anniversary issue, People asked people from the entertainment industry, including Madonna, to write about the moment that had defined their career. She wrote about how Kabbalah had changed her life. [61]
How My Life Changed 2009 Newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth
LCCN nr92-743
 Madonna wrote about how Kabbalah led to her spiritual awakening when she was pregnant with her daughter Lourdes. [62]
Truth or Dare? Madonna's Back 2013 Magazine Harper's Bazaar
ISSN 0017-7873
 Madonna's thoughts about being daring in the music business. She also wrote about being raped at gunpoint during her early days in New York. [63]

Biography

Book title Year Other author(s) Publisher Identifiers Notes Ref.
Keith Haring: The Authorized Biography 1992 Written by
John Gruen
Fireside Books
OCLC 906277951
 Madonna reminisced about her friend, artist Keith Haring, in a chapter about their early life in New York. [64]

See also

Notes

  1. Norman Schwarzkopf, John Lithgow, Harrison Ford, Melissa Mathison, Angela Lansbury, Jason Alexander, Ruth Westheimer, Calvin Klein, Liam Neeson, Nathan Lane, Jeff Goldblum, Melissa Joan Hart, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Hans Christian Andersen
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References

Citations

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  7. ^ Kipen, David (September 16, 2003). "Madonna's kids' book lands with a thud / Million copies of overblown, empty story". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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  19. ^ "Audio Special: Celebrity Readings From 'The Emperor's New Clothes'". The New York Times. March 9, 1998. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  20. ^ "The Emperor's New Clothes". Publishers Weekly. September 28, 1998. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
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  24. ^ Benincasa, Sarah (March 29, 2012). "Madonna Books: 5 Reasons To Love Madonna". HuffPost. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  25. ^ "Madonna Confessions by Guy Oseary". powerHouse Books. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  26. ^ "Book and Online Auction Launched to Support Madonna's African Charity" (Press release). Business Wire. March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  27. ^ "The Children of Malawi". Time. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  28. ^ "'Madonna: Sticky + Sweet' Book". Madonna.com. January 23, 2010. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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  30. ^ Clements, Erin (March 11, 2010). "Snap Judgment: Tom Munro". Elle. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  31. ^ Alexander, Ella (March 11, 2010). "A Modern Icon". Vogue. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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  33. ^ Demetriou, Daniel (June 16, 2010). "Grain of wisdom: Madonna's former personal chef". The National. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  34. ^ Harrington, Rebecca (June 16, 2013). "Madonna's Diet Is the Hardest I Have Ever Tried". New York. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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