Raymond is the author of the novels "Rain Dragon" and "The Half-Life,” a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2004, and the short-story collection "Livability,” a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and winner of the Oregon Book Award. He is also the screenwriter of Meek's Cutoff and cowriter of the HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce.” Raymond's writing has appeared in Tin House, Bookforum, Artforum, and other publications. His latest book is “Freebird.”