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 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). 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. It consisted of sexually provocative and explicit images, photographed by Steven Meisel. Her first release as an author was the coffee table book Sex (1992), published under her company Maverick. Three of her books have topped The New York Times Best Seller list. She has also ventured into children's literature, writing seven picture books and twelve chapter books. Pictures taken during the tour by her manager Guy Oseary were released in the coffee table book titled, Madonna: Sticky & Sweet.Īmerican entertainer Madonna has written eleven coffee table books, ten articles in different publications and contributed a piece in a biography. Madonna performing on the Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008).
