Is George RR Martin releasing Winds of Winter this year? Publisher comments on viral rumour

• A recent rumour suggesting George RR Martin's long-awaited novel, The Winds of Winter, would be published this year has been debunked.
• Bantam Books, the US publisher, clarified that “The online chatter you are seeing regarding a supposed leak is false”.
• Martin has openly discussed his struggles with completing the book, calling it 'the curse of my life' and admitting to difficulties with deadlines.
• The author attributes delays to commitments to numerous other projects, including novellas for characters Dunk and Egg, which often draws fan backlash.
• The Winds of Winter is 13 years late, with a seventh and final book, 'A Dream of Spring', still planned to follow.

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Game of Thrones publishers clear up ‘false’ claim about long-awaited book Winds of Winter