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Irish novelist Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be sold in the UK after she said she intended to use royalties to support Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British government. Rooney and her publisher announced the decision on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
“Faber” said it had agreed with Rooney that it could no longer supply her works in the UK in any format, while continuing to sell them in other markets.
“Current legislation in the UK has led to circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney for her work,” the publisher said, calling it “an unconscionable situation” to sell a writer’s work without being able to pass on the earnings.
Rooney, whose novels include “Normal People” and “Conversations with Friends,” has publicly supported Palestine Action, including after the group was banned under terrorism laws.
In a statement, Rooney said she had tried to be honest with the public about her beliefs and intentions and was prepared to accept the consequences. She had previously told London’s High Court, in a witness statement supporting a legal challenge to the ban, that her plans could result in her books being withdrawn from sale in Britain.
Palestine Action, which has targeted defence companies linked to Israel, was banned shortly after a break-in at the Royal Air Force’s Brize Norton base in June 2025.
The group’s co-founder, Huda Ammori, challenged the ban. The High Court ruled in her favour in February, but the Court of Appeal overturned that decision in June. The Supreme Court is due to hear an appeal next month.
More than 3,000 people have since been arrested for holding signs in support of Palestine Action. Civil liberties groups have criticised the group’s proscription.
