Ray Robertson is the author of nine novels, seven collections of non-fiction, and a book of poetry. His work has been translated into several languages. He contributed the liner notes to three Grateful Dead archival releases: Dave’s Picks #45, the Here Comes Sunshine 1973 box set, and the Mars Hotel 50th Anniversary edition. Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, he lives Toronto.
Bibliography
Novels Home Movies. Cormorant Books, 1997 Heroes. Dundurn, 2000 Moody Food. Doubleday, 2002 Gently Down the Stream. Cormorant Books, 2005 What Happened Later. Thomas Allen Publishers, 2007 David. Thomas Allen Publishers, 2009 I Was There the Night He Died. Biblioasis, 2014 1979. Biblioasis, 2018 Estates Large and Small. Biblioasis, 2022
Non-fiction Mental Hygiene: Essays on Writers and Writing. Insomniac Press, 2003 Why Not? Fifteen Reasons to Live. Biblioasis, 2011 Lives of the Poets (with Guitars). Biblioasis, 2016 How to Die: A Book About Being Alive. Biblioasis, 2020 All the Years Combine: The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows. Biblioasis, 2023 Dust: More Lives of the Poets (with Guitars). Biblioasis, 2025 The Right to be Wrong. Cormorant Books, 2026
Poetry
The Old Man in the Mirror Isn't Me: Last Call Haiku. Exile, 2020
Accolades In 2024 Robertson was inducted into the Chatham-Kent Cultural Hall of Fame in its 'Literary Arts' category, in recognition of his work as a novelist and essayist.
References
External links Author's website Publisher's website: https://www.biblioasis.com/author/robertson-ray/