On November 28th, 2019, Austin Macauley Publishers author Erin Rafanello Ferguson appeared on a Local News Station Interview – PBS39 in Local Stories segment “Community Corner”, to talk about her book Earl: The Christmas Tree Spider. In her interview, Erin talked about the book and shared its brief synopsis. Earl: The Christmas Tree Spider is about home, joy, and acceptance. Erin’s desire is to get together with families to spread a little Christmas joy to area foster kids. She also shared her views regarding the inspiration behind writing this book.   Earl: The Christmas Tree Spider is the story of a forest furry spider, Earl. This story follows the life of Earl who was brought in a living Christmas tree to a loving and caring home, where he was accepted in the warmth of Christmas and by Santa Clause as well.   Erin Rafanello Ferguson has two children, Sawyer and Harlan. She loves writing and event planning as well as she’s a freelancer for a newspaper publication. Her love for holidays and writing led her becoming an author when she cuts down a Christmas tree that had spiders in it. Erin’s kids Sawyer and Harlan helped her in writing of Earl: The Christmas Tree Spider.