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ray robertson at the 2013 texas book festival . chatham , ontario , canada canadian ray robertson 2013.jpg ray robertson
 ray robertson novelist , essayist
ray robertson

ray robertson is a canadian novelist and a contributing book reviewer at `` the globe and mail '' .
his most recent work `` why not ?
: fifteen reasons to live '' was short-listed for the hilary weston prize for non-fiction , and long-listed for the charles taylor prize for non-fiction .
he lives in toronto , ontario .
his newest novel `` i was there the night he died '' will be launched in the spring of 2014 .
