{
  "id": 14493148,
  "title": "Sally Rooney books can’t be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban, publisher says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooney-books-cant-be-sold-in-uk-amid-palestine-action-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T16:41:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3370918/sally-rooney-books-cant-be-sold-uk-amid-palestine-action-ban-publisher-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Sally Rooney's books to be withdrawn from sale in the UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooneys-books-to-be-withdrawn-from-sale-in-the-uk",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:07:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Sally Rooney books can't be sold in UK due to support for Palestine Action, publisher says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooney-books-cant-be-sold-in-uk-due-to-support-for-palestine",
        "published": "2026-10-14T15:56:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Sally Rooney books withdrawn in UK over Palestine Action support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooney-books-withdrawn-in-uk-over-palestine-action-support",
        "published": "2026-10-14T16:00:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Sally Rooney’s publisher withdraws her books from UK sale over support for Palestine Action",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooneys-publisher-withdraws-her-books-from-uk-sale-over-support",
        "published": "2026-10-14T16:24:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}