Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in the UK because of Palestine Action support
Faber said it cannot pass on UK earnings to Rooney under antiterrorism law, ending sales of her bestselling novels in the market.
- On Wednesday, Irish author Sally Rooney announced that her publisher Faber will stop selling her books in the UK due to legal complications stemming from her support for Palestine Action.
- Rooney revealed that fulfilling UK contracts would "constitute a serious criminal offence" because she backs Palestine Action, which remains legal in the Republic of Ireland but was proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British government in July 2025.
- Her novel Normal People has sold more than one million copies in the UK alone, while Conversations with Friends and Beautiful World, Where Are You have each sold more than 500,000 copies.
- Faber stated that "Current legislation in the UK has led to circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney for her work," calling the situation unconscionable and necessitating the halt.
- Maintaining her stance, Rooney stated she is "wholly prepared to accept the consequences," having previously declared, "If this makes me a 'supporter of terror' under UK law, so be it.
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Sally Rooney books to no longer be sold in UK amid Palestine Action support
BESTSELLING Irish author Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be supplied in the UK by her publisher after UK anti-terror legislation left it unable to pass on earnings from sales of her work
Sally Rooney’s Books Can No Longer Be Sold in the UK
Bestselling Irish author Sally Rooney has announced that her books can no longer be sold in the UK due to the British government’s ban on Palestine Action. In a statement on Wednesday, the award-winning Normal People author said that due to her publicly-stated intention to go on supporting Palestine Action, including with royalties from her […]
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British publisher Faber & Faber is ceasing to stock Sally Rooney's books. The Irish bestselling author told The Guardian this. The reason for the split is her support for Palestine Action, an activist group that was banned by the UK in July 2025 and has been labeled as terrorist.
The Irish writer has taken the decision with Faber, her publisher, because the application of the Anti-Terrorist Act prevents her from collecting royalties from the sale of books The man who loved the great writer Iris Murdoch and the memoryless old woman in which Sally Rooney became has said that she is forced to withdraw her books from the sale in the United Kingdom because of her support for the banned Palestine Action organization. The Irish…
Sally Rooney dropped from UK publisher over Palestine Action support
Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be published in the UK due to her support for Palestine Action. Ms Rooney, one of the country’s most acclaimed authors of the previous decade, has had several bestsellers including Normal People, Conversations with Friends, and Intermezzo. Normal People, which was adapted into an acclaimed limited series starring Paul […]
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