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Events

May 19 2026, 7pm: Waterloo Public Library author series with Antanas Sileika, hosted by David Worsley – WPL Eastside branch

May 25 2026, 7pm: Toronto launch with Alice Zorn and special musical guest – Heliconian club

June 5 2026, 7pm: Summer in the City readings at the Tranzac club

June 11 2026, 7pm: Wolsak and Wynn spring launch – Tranzac club

June 17 2026, 7pm: Reading at the High Park branch of the Toronto Public Library

July 9 2026, 7pm: In conversation with Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer and John Degen at Books & Co in Picton, ON

July 16 2026, 4pm: Drunk fiction extravaganza – The Caledonian Pub in Toronto, ON

July 20 2026, 7pm: Author talk at the Central branch of the Burlington Public Library

July 26 2026, 2:30pm: DimeStories at East Lake Farm, 679 County Rd 11, Prince Edward County

September 29 2026, 6pm: Appetite for Reading Book Club in Waterloo, ON. Includes dinner, author talk, and a copy of the book. Buy a ticket here.

October 4 2026, 7pm: Junction Reads at Type Books, Dundas St W, Toronto ON.

News

Books take as long as they take: conversation with Rhonda Douglas for the Resilient Writers podcast, July 2 2026. Also on YouTube.

The Instrument Must Not Matter is ranked a must-read by Melissa and Sarah! Listen to the author chat at the Could Read | Should Read | Must Read podcast, June 30 2026.

Inside the mind of a young piano prodigyThe Instrument Must Not Matter is featured on the Backroads Bill Podcast, May 27 2026.

Christine Fischer Guy explores pressures faced by young female classical musiciansThe Instrument Must Not Matter is featured on NYC-based The Violin ChannelMay 15 1026.

Review: Only That, a review of The Instrument Must Not Matter by Catherine Parnell at Microlit, May 15 2026.

New novel spotlights pressure for early career female classical musicians: The Instrument Must Not Matter interview on Classic 107 in Winnipeg, May 13 2026.

Review: The Instrument Must Not Matter by Christine Fischer Guy in The Seaboard Review of Books, May 4, 2026.

The Instrument Must Not Matter appears on Publishers Weekly most-anticipated spring list