Sally Rooney says her books will be removed from sale in UK over Palestine Action support

Key Points:

• Sally Rooney, author of "Normal People," will no longer have her novels supplied to UK booksellers due to her support for Palestine Action, a group proscribed as a terrorist organization in the UK.
• Rooney has been using her royalties to support Palestine Action and has stated that further publication of her work in the UK could be a "serious criminal offence," leading to an agreement with her publisher Faber to stop supplying her books there.
• Ebook editions of her work have already been removed from UK sales, though physical copies remain available in some bookstores, with no restrictions on existing stock.
• Publisher Faber explained that UK legislation prevents them from passing on earnings to Rooney, making continued sales in the UK untenable, but they will continue to publish and sell her work in other territories.
• The UK government designated Palestine Action as a terrorist organization in 2025 due to its history of criminal damage, while Rooney, based in Ireland where the group is not banned, has openly supported the group and faced consequences including canceling a UK trip to avoid arrest.