Kate Bush has announced that she is set to publish her first book: a collection of her lyrics from songs released over the past 40 years.

The book, titled How To Be Invisible: Selected Lyrics, will be published by Faber on 6 December this year, with an introduction by the author David Mitchell, who previously wrote three spoken-word sections for Bush's 2014 Before The Dawn performances.

Mitchell said: "For millions around the world Kate is way more than another singer-songwriter: she is a creator of musical companions that travel with you through life."

He added: "One paradox about her is that while her lyrics are avowedly idiosyncratic, those same lyrics evoke emotions and sensations that feel universal."

Bush, who is famously publicity-shy, recently released a short tribute to her former dance tutor Lindsay Kemp, who died suddenly in August, aged 80, after a day rehearsing with his students for the documentary Lindsay Kemp's Last Dance.

"The world has lost a truly original and great artist of the stage," Bush wrote. "To call him a mime artist is like calling Mozart a pianist."

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In April this year it was revealed that she would contribute to a new monument to the Bronte sisters on the Yorkshire moors, 40 years after the release of her hit song "Wuthering Heights".

Bush said it was "an honour and, in a way, a chance to say thank you to [Emily Bronte]", who wrote the book featuring the characters upon which her song was based.