R. L. K. EASTABROOKS is an American author and screenwriter. INAUSPICIOUS, her first published novel, took sixteen years to research and write, during which time she traveled extensively throughout northern India and Rajasthan. She is currently writing the screenplay adaptation for INAUSPICIOUS.

She earned degrees from Hunter College, Harvard University, and Fordham Law School, and has taught world religions, ethics, and college writing as an adjunct professor. For over three decades, she has provided pro bono assistance to international survivors of sexual and domestic violence. A mother of one son and two shepherd dogs, she and her husband currently call eastern North Carolina home.

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