Best-selling Irish author Sally Rooney has stopped selling her books in the UK.
The Normal People author said the sale of her books could be considered a criminal offence due to her financial support of Palestine Action.
Last year, the UK Government designated Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
Here’s what you need to know.
Sally Rooney
Rooney is an Irish author, known for the novels Normal People, Intermezzo, Conversations with Friends, and Beautiful World, Where Are You.
Rooney was nominated for the Booker Prize for her 2018 novel Normal People, which was also adapted into a 2020 television show starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal.
She was one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022.
Terrorism listing
In July 2025, the UK Government designated Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
This means it is a criminal offence to support them.
The following month, Rooney wrote in The Irish Times that she would use proceeds from her work to “go on supporting Palestine Action”.
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The UK Government reported more than 3,600 arrests were linked to supporting the group, to June 2026.
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In a statement to The Guardian UK this week, Rooney said “after a process of consultation and deliberation”, her publisher, Faber, would no longer sell her works in the UK.
Faber said “current legislation in the UK” means they “cannot pass on UK earnings” to Rooney, which is “an unconscionable situation for a publisher”.
“We remain the proud publisher of her remarkable body of work,” Faber said.
“To publish my work in the UK could now constitute a serious criminal offence... with my full agreement, my publisher Faber has therefore determined that it can no longer supply my work within the UK.”
Author Sally Rooney in a statement to The Guardian UK.
What’s next?
Faber clarified that Rooney’s works will continue to be sold in other markets.
The UK’s Palestine Action is a separate entity to Palestine Action Group (PAG) in Australia.
In November 2025, a petition was filed to the Federal Government to list PAG as a terrorist organisation.
Responding to the petition in May, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke noted that the Government does not comment on “whether or not an organisation is being, or has been, considered for listing.”
