Tucson Festival of Books

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 Instagram TikTok

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)  View this venue on the Festival map
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
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Judith Marro, Lauren and Steve Hagan
Courtney Gustafson
Courtney Gustafson signing with Stacks Book Club

Stacks Book Club LLC, Booth #228 (Seats 1)
Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction

Author: Courtney Gustafson
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)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Kristin Gilger, Courtney Gustafson, Katherine Larson
Moderator: Cheryl House
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Pima Foundation

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