A young woman's relationship with her professor is further complicated by an essay he recommends, known to her as "The Rape Essay," as well as his opinion about female authors. About the Author: Suzanne Scanlon is the author of Promising Young Women (Dorothy, a publishing project, 2012), and Her 37th Year, An Index (Noemi Press, 2015). She lives in Chicago. About the Guest Editor: Belinda McKeon is the author of two novels, Solace (2011) and Tender, which will be published in February 2016 by Lee Boudreaux Books, a new imprint of Little, Brown. Her journalism and non-fiction has been published in The Paris Review, A Public Space, The New York Times and elsewhere. She lives in Brooklyn and teaches at Rutgers University. Her website is www.belindamckeon.com. About the Publisher: Electric Literature is an independent publisher amplifying the power of storytelling through digital innovation. Electric Literature’s weekly fiction magazine, Recommended Reading, invites established authors, indie presses, and literary magazines to recommended great fiction. Once a month we feature our own recommendation of original, previously unpublished fiction.