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Sally Rooney Books Withdrawn UK Palestine Action

14 Oct to 16 Oct

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Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondentThe Guardian
Steven McIntoshBBC
Lettice BromovskyDaily Mail
Tessa FlemmingABC News (AU)
Miranda JeyaretnamTime
Holly BishopEvening Standard
JILL LAWLESS Associated PressABC News (US)

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Sally Rooney Books Withdrawn UK Palestine Action. (2026, October 16). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/79447

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Sally Rooney’s publisher said the Irish author will no longer sell her books in the U.K. after the country banned a pro-Palestinian group she promised to financially support.

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Her publisher, Faber, said in a statement on Wednesday that it decided to no longer supply her work “in the U.K. in any format.”

5 of 8 outletsfirst reported 14 Octwording from Time

Rooney's other novels are Intermezzo, Conversations With Friends and Beautiful World, Where Are You.

4 of 8 outletsfirst reported 14 Octwording from BBC

The Home Office proscribed Palestine Action, which has a stated goal of 'ending global participation in Israel's genocidal and apartheid regime', soon after alleged members broke into RAF Brize Norton and damaged two military aircraft.

4 of 8 outletsfirst reported 14 Octwording from Daily Mail

'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.'

4 of 8 outletsfirst reported 14 Octwording from Daily Mail

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In September 2025, Rooney cancelled a trip to London to accept the Sky Arts Award for literature over concerns she could be arrested if she entered the country over her support for Palestine Action.

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14 Oct
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.
6 outlets · The Guardian
15 Oct
Since the ban, more than 3,000 people have been arrested for expressing support for the group at demonstrations.
3 outlets · Time

Coverage 9 articles

16 Oct UK bookstores scramble as Sally Rooney novels withdrawn over Palestine group support
ABC News (US)
15 Oct Sally Rooney’s books withdrawn from UK over her support of Palestine Action
Evening Standard
15 Oct Sally Rooney’s support for Palestine Action prompts UK book withdrawal
Evening Standard
15 Oct What is Palestine Action? Sally Rooney Books to No Longer Be Sold in U.K. Over Ties to Group
Time
15 Oct How Sally Rooney's support for Palestine Action led to UK exodus
ABC News (AU)
14 Oct Sally Rooney's books are no longer available in the UK due to her backing for Palestine Action
Daily Mail
14 Oct Sally Rooney’s books pulled from UK shelves over Palestine Action support
Sydney Morning Herald
14 Oct Sally Rooney books withdrawn in UK over Palestine Action support
BBC
14 Oct Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support
The Guardian

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