Tucson Festival of Books | Courtney Gustafson

Courtney Gustafson

Courtney Gustafson is a cat rescuer, community organizer, and creator of Poets Square Cats on TikTok and Instagram. Her first book, "Poets Square," recounts her initial experiences with feral cats and the life she now lives to help them. Gustafson lives in the Poets Square neighborhood of Tucson and much of her current work with cats is done through the Humane Society of Southern Arizona.

Arizona author

Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan

Scheduled events:

Joyful Lives, Simple Acts

Join Tiffany Moon, Hannah Dasher and Courtney Gustafson as they explore how simple acts--self‑care, cooking and companionship--can build joy, resilience and personal expression.

Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142, Wheelchair accessible)

Sat, Mar 14, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)

Panelists: Hannah Dasher, Courtney Gustafson, Tiffany Moon
Moderator: Amelia Sheldon

When Identity Changes Everything

Join authors Katherine Larson, Kristin Gilger and Courtney Gustafson as they explore the evolving bonds that shape who we become. Together, they reveal how families--biological, chosen and accidental--adapt when someone steps into a new version of themselves.

Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110)

Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)

Panelists: Kristin Gilger, Courtney Gustafson, Katherine Larson
Moderator: Cheryl House

Book:

Poets Square

A Memoir in Thirty Cats
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Random House
April 2025
ISBN 9780593727614
256 pages