Ray Robertson

Ray Robertson
Ray Robertson at the 2013 Texas Book Festival.
Born
Chatham, Ontario, Canada
OccupationsNovelist, essayist
Websitewww.rayrobertson.com

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

  1. ↑ Terfloth, Trevor (October 24, 2024). "Chatham-Kent cultural icons, artists inducted to Wall of Fame". Chatham Daily News. Retrieved September 3, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)