Authors Donate Royalties to Sally Rooney After Books Taken Off Shelves in UK
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Children's authors pledge royalties to anti-genocide 'terrorist' Sally Rooney
Children’s Literature Laureates for Ireland and Wales, Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies, have pledged the royalties from the sale of their works to Irish novelist Sally Rooney. Rooney is a favourite target of the far right for her support for Palestinians against Israel’s genocide. The sale of her books has been blocked in the UK […]
While the financing of an organisation prohibited in the fight against terrorism is liable to prosecution overseas, the Irish novelist supports Palestine Action, which is prohibited in this context.
Authors donate royalties to Sally Rooney after books taken off shelves in UK
CHILDREN’S laureates for both Ireland and Wales have announced they are donating their royalties to fiction author Sally Rooney in a show of solidarity after her publisher stopped selling her books in the UK
Their earnings to the writer excluded from the British market for support to Palestine Action. The two join the call of over 150 cultural exponents including Nobel Annie Ernaux and Hollywood stars such as Paul Mescal
Chris Houghton and Nicola Davies are offering part of their writing income to the Irish author, who has stopped selling new copies of her books in Britain.
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