There are a couple great literary festivals happening this weekend in the city.BOOKED! Three Days Between the Covers, is a new event presented by various publishers. It aims to give readers of all genres a chance to meet their favourite authors (ahem, stephenkingiloveyou). TheCaribbean Canadian Literary Expois also happening this weekend, with four celebrations planned to honour our Carribean-Canadian authors. And of course there'sLuminato, which, surprisingly (to me, anyways) is sponsoring three literary events.

Here are my lit event picks for this week:

Tuesday, June 5th:

PEN Canadaand ARCfest present the TAXI Stand Jam. Collaborations between 7 Toronto artists and 7 writers in exile; they have 7 hours to create a 7-minute performance. Featuring drummerSuleiman Warwar(Palestine), dub poetd'bi.young(Jamaica), artistLisa Pijuan-Nomura, Metis multidisciplinaryJani Lauzon,Rosina Kazi(Bengali ) from Lal, dancerBaKari E. Lindsay(Trinidad), musicianWaleed Abdulhamid(Sudan), journalistSheng Xue(Beijing ), activist/children's book writerBenjamín Santamaría(Mexico), journalistGenc Tirana(Albania), imprisoned writerMartha Kumsa(Ethiopia), freedom writerTahir Aslam Gora(Pakistan), social communicatorEmma Beltrán(Mexico) and writerReza Baraheni(Iran). Should be interesting!
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. 8pm. $10 suggested donation.

Toronto Public Librarypresents celebrity mystery-lovers reading from their favourite crime fiction in celebration ofCrime Writers Week. ActorHarvey Atkin, Toronto Star theatre criticRichard Ouzounian, opera comedienneMary Lou Fallis,Herbie Kuhn- the voice of the Toronto Raptors, and others read from their favourite mysteries. Hosted byJohn Moorefrom CFRB Radio.
Toronto Reference Library. 7:30pm. Free.

This IS NOT A READING SERIESpresentsEldon Garnet, award-winning visual artist and writer, for a conversation withPages' Marc Glassman on the new multi-media novelLost Between the Edges.
The Gladstone Hotel. 7:30pm. Free.

More events after the jump...

Wednesday, June 6th:

Ontario College of Art and Design Student Presslaunches its inaugural book,Shift:Positions, with a night of music, art and readings by Katherine Morley, Chris Braden and renowned Canadian photographerEdward Burtynsky.
The Gladstone Hotel(2nd floor). 6:30pm, $5.

TapestrypresentsWordplay节日的歌词读数,包括阅读ings and musical excerpts from the short operas ofOpera to Go2008 and several full-length works in development (continues June 7 and 8).
Ernest Balmer Studio, Building 58, Studio 315. 7:30pm. $10 ($5 students)

Thursday, June 7th:

BOOKED! Three Days Between the Covers begins. PresentingBarry Callaghan,David Gilmour, Stephen Henighan andRay Robertson, reading from recent and soon-to-be-published novels and story collections.
Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre. 7:30pm. $10.

The Toronto Writers' Centre launchesGothic CalligraphybyFlavia Cosma, presented byGeorge Elliott Clarke, Charles Siedlecki, and Krzysztof Zarzecki.
The Toronto Writers' Centre. 6:30pm. Free.

Toronto launch ofStealing Nasreen,Farzana Doctor's novel about queer identities, immigrant life, secrets and lost loves.TASAwill be performing at 9pm.
Trane Studio. 7-9 pm. Free.

Caribbean Canadian Literary Exposignature event honouringAustin Clarke, with poetry readings from Cuba and Haiti. Bicentennial Message by theGovernor General of Jamaica, with hostDwayne Morgan
Toronto Reference Library. 7-9 pm, Free.

Friday, June 8th:

BOOKED! Three Days Between the Covers, in conjunction with Luminato andSimon & Schuster Canada, hosts a gala tribute toStephen Kingas the best-selling author receives a lifetime achievement award from theCanadian Booksellers Association.Chuck Klostermanwill interview King on stage and celebrity guests will includeMargaret AtwoodandClive Barker. Emceed byGeorge Stroumboulopoulos.
John Bassett Theatre, Metro Toronto Convention Centre. 7:30pm. $25.
Check for the BOOKED! day of children's programming at Historic Fort York and Harbourfront Centre, too.

CCLE: Palabras de Cuba - Georgina Herrera, Dr. Rogelio Martínez Furé with special guests: George Elliott Clarke and Nalo Hopkinson. Hosts: Prof. Keith Ellis and Dwayne Morgan.
Victory Cafe, 7-9 pm. $10.

JoinTightrope Booksfor its spring 2007 launch ofTell Your Sisterby Andrew
Daley andThe Animal BridegroombySandra Kasturi. The event will feature a reading by斯泰西可能家禽and music by DJ Louis Calabro. Hosted by Myna Wallin.
The Central. 6:30pm. Free.

Saturday, June 9th:

BOOKED! continues... with a full day of events at Harbourfront Centre, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and Historic Fort York featuring authors Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Lesley Choyce, Linwood Barclay, Louise Penny, Rick Blechta, Lyn Hamilton, José Latour, Maureen Jennings, Sean Cullen, Richard Scrimger, Elizabeth Hay, Richard B. Wright, Julia Golding, Kenneth Oppel, James A. Owen, Tom Douglas, Lance Goddard, Peter Pigott, Liam O'Donnell (Max Finder), Michael Cho, Sherman Alexie, Jane Green, Ami McKay, Jeannette Walls, Chris-topher Hitchens, Naomi Klein, Daniel Levitin and Linda McQuaig.
Seewww.bookedbetweenthecovers.cafor complete schedule.

CCLE: Africa in Cuba - Research and Performance with Dr. Rogelio Martínez Furé, with Althea Prince, and host Prof. Keith Ellis.
Victory Cafe, 7-9 pm. $10.

Women of Comics II Symposium, to be held at theParadise Comics Toronto Comicon, features top female writers, artists and editors from the comic-book world.Direct Energy Centre. Hall C. 10am-6:30pm. $15 for a day pass to the convention.

周日, June 10th:

Last day of BOOKED!Gil AdamsonandClare Clarkread from new novels.
Spiegeltent'ntavern. Harbourfront Centre. 12 noon. Free.

Presented by LuminatoandBOOKED!,
James Patterson, author of more than 40 books, several bestselling crime series, founder of the Page Turner Awards, etc. will read from his new novelThe 6th Target, followed by an on stage interview and signing.
Premiere Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre. 1:30pm. $10.

Monday, June 11th:

If you missed him yesterday, you can catch James Patterson at the Bay-Bloor Indigo.
5:30 pm. Free.