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

Sally Rooney, the bestselling and award-winning Irish author, will no longer be published by Faber & Faber due to her support for Palestine Action, the author has said.According to the publisher, British antiterrorism legislation means they cannot pass on earnings to her from her book sales.Rooney’s Normal People has now sold more than one million copies in the UK alone while her first novel, Conversations with Friends, and Beautiful World, Where Are You have each sold more than 500,000 copies.In a statement, Rooney said: “In July 2025, the direct-action protest group Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK. The following month, I wrote an opinion piece expressing my intention to go on supporting Palestine Action, which is not a proscribed or otherwise prohibited group here in the Republic of Ireland.[ Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be itOpens in new window ]“As a result, the fulfilment of contracts to publish my work in the UK could now constitute a serious criminal offence. After a process of consultation and deliberation, and with my full agreement, my publisher Faber has therefore determined that it can no longer supply my work within the UK.“I have made every effort to be honest with the public about my beliefs and intentions, and I am wholly prepared to accept the consequences. I have no further comment at this time.”In a seperate statement, the publisher said: “Current legislation in the UK has led to circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney for her work. “To sell a writer’s work and not be able to pass on earnings is an unconscionable situation for a publisher.“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. We remain the proud publisher of her remarkable body of work, which we will continue to sell in other territories. We have no further comment at this time.”