In 2013, Peter Handke quietly and alone celebrated his professional anniversary: In June 1963, he had the certainty that "writing, recording, connecting, leaving unconnected is my possible profession." Being a writer necessarily involves an existence as a reader. And about what he has read, he usually writes: This switching between positions has become a beloved habit for Peter Handke, as his essay collections since "I Am a Resident of the Ivory Tower" from 1972 demonstrate. The present volume gathers texts exclusively about literature, serving as companion writings to authors and their books. However, in a subtle way, Peter Handke's writings about a book transform into a narrative. It goes like this: "Yesterday, on Sunday evening, I encountered a particular beauty, not arriving like Nefertiti, but meeting me as beauty.".