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Sally Rooney says her books will be removed from sale in UK over Palestine Action support
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Key FactsFaber & Faber Announces UK Sales Halt for Sally Rooney Books
Oct 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theatlantic.com
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- On October 14, Faber & Faber announced it would stop selling Rooney’s books in the United Kingdom.
- Faber & Faber said royalties could reach Palestine Action, which the British government banned the previous year.
- Britain’s 2000 Terrorism Act criminalizes providing money or property when terrorist use is known or reasonably suspected.
- Rooney’s books were not banned; bestsellers including Normal People and Conversations With Friends nevertheless began disappearing from British bookstores almost immediately.
As such, and in full agreement with Sally, we have taken the decision that we can no longer supply her works in the UK in any format.— Faber & Faber, the publisher, in a statement about stopping sales of Sally Rooney's works in the United Kingdom; quoted in The Atlantic.
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