The English Roses advance of publication. Puffin employed Coleman Getty Public Relations to handle the book's launch They faced difficulty promoting the book since details of the storyline were not allowed press releases. Nicky Stonehill of Coleman Getty—who had only an hour to discuss the PR strategy with Madonna—used the media hype surrounding the release and struck up an exclusive deal with "The Times" of London to publish excerpts from the book. The day before the book's publication Madonna threw a promotional tea party at London's Kensington Roof Gardens, inviting friends and celebrities. A pink, sparkling carpet flanked by fences adorned with roses
I Touch Roses: The Best of Book of Love Galtney gave the collection mixed review stating, "I Touch Roses isn't half as good as the group's debut, but it's still an irresistible document of a band falling through the cracks. If BOL sounded like nothing in its day, certainly nothing has sounded like it since; it's as if the group's music exists in a cultural vacuum, as little here sounds embarrassingly dated." Additional credits: "—" denotes a release that did not chart. 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