Ton de Leeuw was not only the composer of a highly refined and rich musical oeuvre, but was also an influential thinker, teacher and writer with a distinctly cosmopolitan outlook. His book Muziek van de twintigste eeuw [Music of the Twentieth Century], even though published in 1964, is still regarded as an authoritative work.
Here you can find a list of books Ton de Leeuw published.

Ton de Leeuw was also an inspiration to others.
Here you will find al list of books others wrote about Ton de Leeuw.