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Sally Rooney books can’t be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban, publisher says

Sally Rooney books can’t be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban, publisher says
South China Morning Post Wednesday 14 October 2026, 16:41 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said on Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the group, which was banned as a “terrorist” organisation by the UK government in July 2025. It is not banned in Ireland, where Rooney lives.

Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said on Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the group, which was banned as a “terrorist” organisation by the UK government in July 2025. It is not banned in Ireland, where Rooney lives. The proscription, which the organisation is appealing against, puts Palestine Action on the same blacklist as militant groups Hamas and... [Image text:] OSTA COFFEE CostaBookAwards COITA TA BOOK AWARDS w.costabookawards.com OSTA COFFEE @CostaBoskAwards COSTA COSTA BOOK AWARDS www.costabookawards.com COSTA COFFEE @CostaBookAward COSTA COSTA BOOK AWARDS ww.costabookawards.com NORMAL PEOPLE SALLY ROONEY COSTA COSTA BOOK AWARDS ww.costabookawards.com COSTA COFFEE @CestaBookAwards COSTA TA BOOK AWARDS costabeekawards.com
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