The English Roses Hemingway, and Flannery O'Connor, was galvanized to write something new by herself. She wrote five stories and sent the manuscripts at the same time to Callaway, suggesting they be published together, but he wanted each story to be developed and released separately. In March 2003, it was announced that Madonna and Callaway Arts & Entertainment had signed a deal with Penguin Group to publish an original series of five illustrated storybooks for children. The first release under this deal was "The English Roses". The book and its characters were named after Madonna's daughter Lourdes' school friends at Lycée Franco-Libanais Tripoli.
I Touch Roses: The Best of Book of Love I Touch Roses: The Best of Book of Love I Touch Roses: The Best of Book of Love is a best of compilation album by American synthpop and electronic band Book of Love, released on March 13, 2001, by Reprise Records. In 2001, Reprise Records released Book of Love's first and only 'best of' collection: "I Touch Roses: The Best of Book of Love", effectively fulfilling the band's Warner Bros. recording contract. It had been eight years since the release of "Lovebubble", the band's eclectic final album. In the late '90s, with the emerging electroclash scene and electronic dance music