The English Roses in 100 countries translated into 42 languages. On the same day, courier services delivered copies of the book to UK television talk shows like "GMTV" and "", so it could be discussed during the program. The singer appeared at multiple promotional events, reading aloud from the book to children. In the United States, Madonna appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and book signing events at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York City's Rockefeller Center. She also appeared at a news conference in Paris promoting the release. The initial print run for "The English Roses" in the United States
The English Bread Book examination of the ingredients used and recipes of different types of bread. Acton also included information about the adulteration of bread by flour millers and bakers of the time, which included the addition of alum and what she called "other deleterious substances". The book was focussed on British bread and, in her preface, Acton wrote "Bread is a first necessity of life to the great mass of the English people; being in part the food of all—the chief food of many—and almost the sole food of many more." She devotes a whole chapter to the approach to bread and bread