Sally Rooney's books no longer sold in UK over support for banned pro-Palestinian group
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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The author continues to support the activist group 'Palestine Action' and is stopping sales of his books as a result.
Sally Rooney books can’t be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban: publisher
Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said on Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the group, which was banned as a “terrorist” organisation by the UK government in July 2025. It is not banned in Ireland, where Rooney lives. The proscription, which the organisation is appealing against, puts Palestine Action on the…
'To sell a writer's work and not be able to pass on learnings is an unconscionable situation,' publish Faber said of the decision.
Sally Rooney’s publisher withdraws her books from UK sale over support for Palestine Action – WTOP News
LONDON (AP) — Irish novelist Sally Rooney said on Wednesday that her books are being withdrawn from sale in the U.K. because of her support for Palestine Action, a protest group the British government has outlawed as a terrorist organization. Her publisher, Faber, confirmed that the ban “has led to circumstances where Faber cannot pass...
Irish author Sally Rooney is cancelling a book tour for fear of arrest. She also says she is being forced into a virtual sales freeze in the UK because her public support for a pro-Palestinian group violates British terrorism laws. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court.
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