UK booksellers lose Rooney titles

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Eoin Daly

@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social

That is staggering. It is straightforward political repression by the UK in furtherance of its complicity in the Gaza genocide. Sally - who realises literature is political - has put something real on the line.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support

Irish writer of Normal People says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales and she cancelled UK trip due to fear of arrest

www.theguardian.com

October 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM

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Ian Dunt

@iandunt.bsky.social

This is all utterly mad and the responsibility lies squarely with the British government www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

Sally Rooney's books to be withdrawn from sale in the UK

Faber has confirmed it will stop supplying Sally Rooney's books in the UK, saying it cannot pay the Irish author royalties because of her pledge to support the banned group Palestine Action.

www.rte.ie

October 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM

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Shona Murray

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Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be available in UK over her support for Palestine Action

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be available in UK over her support for Palestine Action

Faber blames UK antiterrorism legislation for decision to stop distributing bestselling author’s works

www.irishtimes.com

October 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM

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Le Monde in English

@english.lemonde.fr

Sally Rooney books can't be sold in UK due to support for Palestine Action, publisher says

'To sell a writer's work and not be able to pass on earnings is an unconscionable situation,' publisher Faber said of the decision.

www.lemonde.fr

October 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM

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by Iain Davidson

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Iain Davidson AU

@archaeoiain.bsky.social

Tell me how this makes any sense except in a world polluted by Israeli propagand?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support

Irish writer of Normal People says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales and she cancelled UK trip due to fear of arrest

www.theguardian.com

October 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM

by Robin Celikates

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robin celikates

@robin-c.bsky.social

‘More than 3,700 people are believed to have been arrested in the UK for alleged support of Palestine Action since it was banned in July last year, most for holding placards saying: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”’
business as usual in our liberal democracies

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12h

Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in the UK because of Palestine Action support

Irish writer of Normal People says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales because of her support for group Sally Rooney has said she is being forced to withdraw her books from sale in the UK because of her support for the banned organisation Palestine Action. The Irish novelist, whose books include Normal People and Conversations With Friends, said her public support for the direct action group meant she could no longer receive royalties from UK sales. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

October 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM

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Publishers Weekly

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The publisher and Irish author mutually agreed to pull Rooney’s books after the U.K. banned financial support of Palestine Action, to which Rooney previously pledged to donate her royalty earnings. Faber will continue distributing her work in other territories. buff.ly/7Y97wFB

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/101526-faber-halts-u-k-sales-of-sally-rooney-citing-counterterrorism-law.html

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October 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM

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Laura McAtackney

@lauramca.bsky.social

I can’t imagine Sally Rooney is losing sleep over her books being banned in the UK. All it does is highlight the nature of the UK govt’s response to Gaza: outlawing activism, censoring free speech and reinforcing genocide. It won’t do her global sales any harm either. www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

Sally Rooney books: Faber to end supply in the UK

Faber has confirmed it will stop supplying Sally Rooney's books in the UK, but says copies already held by retailers will not be removed from sale.

www.rte.ie

October 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM

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Una Mullally

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Sally Rooney's books will no longer be distributed by Faber & Faber due to her support for Palestine Action.

This is absurd, and part of a broader ludicrousness in British society where solidarity with Palestine is punished in increasingly nonsensical ways, while genocide goes unpunished.