Ray Robertson

Ray Robertson is the author of nine novels, five collections of non-fiction, and a book of poetry. His work has been translated into several languages. He contributed the liner notes to two Grateful Dead archival releases: Dave’s Picks #45 and the Here Comes Sunshine 1973 box set. Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, he lives Toronto.

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 (forthcoming)

Poetry

 * The Old Man in the Mirror Isn't Me: Last Call Haiku. Exile, 2020