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Veteran actor and comedian Steve Martin is writing a book based on his Twitter posts, with all profits going to charity, the book publishers said on Friday. Martin announced the book via Twitter in a tweet that said “Due to absolutely no demand, soon I’m publishing a book of my tweets. Many of your replies included! All my profits to charity.”

The book will be called “The Ten, Make That Nine Habits, of Very Organized People. Make That Ten,” and will be a collection of Martin’s tweets as well as responses from followers, publishers Grand Central Publishing said in a statement. Surprisingly, the theme will also include fetish movies and porn videos.

The book is due for release in summer 2012, and all profits will go to charity. The 66-year-old “Pink Panther” actor has embraced the social networking site, building a fan base of more than 1.7 million followers. Martin’s tweets made news in December 2010 when the actor claimed to be tweeting updates from legal proceedings at jury duty, which are usually subjected to confidentiality. He later confirmed that the tweets were false and posted as a parody.

The actor’s last book, a novel called The Object of Beauty was published in 2010 and made the New York Times bestseller list. Martin is currently appearing alongside Owen Wilson and Jack Black in the comedy, The Big Year, which was released in US cinemas earlier this month

Penguin children's author Meg Rosoff's appearance at a Daily Telegraph Bath Festival of Children's Literature event has been cancelled by the Christian school hosting it, due to the "blasphemous" content of her book There is No Dog.

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I recently reported on a new Children's Literature Festival to be held in Bath. I can now report that the festival has its own website, or you can email them for more information.

There's no programme of events on the website as yet - but I encourage you to bookmark it for future reference.

The Bath Festival of Children's Literature, a new annual, independent, festival has been announced, and claims to be the largest celebration of children's literature in the UK, outside of those operating under the auspices of a parent, 'adult' festival such as Hay, Cheltenham or Edinburgh.

The primary audience for the 80 ticketed public events, set to take place 21-30 September, will be children up to 16 and their families, although there will be some events, such as writing and illustration masterclasses, aimed solely at adults. Running alongside the main, ticketed events will an extensive schools and outreach programme in the Bath area, co-ordinated by Gill McLay, who left her position as head of Trade Sales at Egmont Children's Books at the end of 2006.

The Festival aims to attract upwards of 10,000 people, with a stellar roster that includes Eoin Colfer and Garth Nix - both in their only UK festival appearances of the year - Lauren Child, Philip Reeve and Michelle Paver. It will take place in a number of venues across the city, from the Guildhall and Assembly Rooms, to the Pavillion and Central Library.

"The children's book publishers have been very supportive," says Festival Director, John McLay. "I'm very excited about the lineup we have so far, and there may even be a few more surprise guests still to come. Local businesses in Bath and the South-West have been very receptive to our plans, so much so that we are now in a position to stage this ambitious 10-day festival without support from the traditional arts funding bodies."

Jacqueline Wilson will be the star of one of its largest events, at the Bath Pavillion on the opening weekend, in front of an audience of 1,000. "I'm thrilled to be back in Bath for the inaugural Bath Children's Literature Festival," she says. "It's such a special place and I'm always glad of an excuse to visit."

The festival doesn't have it's own website yet, so keep an eye on the main Bath Festivals website, or email them for more information.