{
  "id": 14520592,
  "title": "Sally Rooney books cannot be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban, says publisher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooney-books-cannot-be-sold-in-uk-amid-palestine-action-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T19:20:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/sally-rooney-books-cannot-be-sold-uk-amid-palestine-action-ban-publisher"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Irish author Sally Rooney's books are now banned for sale in the UK following her affiliation with the activist group Palestine Action, according to her publisher Faber. Rooney has previously backed the group, which was designated a terrorist organization by the UK government in July 2025. This support has resulted in a legal situation where Faber cannot transfer UK earnings to Rooney for her work. Publisher Faber released a statement expressing their distress at the \"unconscionable\" circumstances and decided to no longer supply Rooney's works in the UK, while continuing to sell them in other countries and regions. Rooney herself stated that the prohibition would impact freedom of expression and potentially constitute a criminal offense under UK contract law.",
  "summary": "Sally Rooney books cannot be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban, says publisher 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 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…",
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      {
        "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        "title": "Sally Rooney's books to be withdrawn from sale in the UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooneys-books-to-be-withdrawn-from-sale-in-the-uk",
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Sally Rooney books can't be sold in UK due to support for Palestine Action, publisher says",
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        "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",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "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",
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        "title": "Sally Rooney books withdrawn from UK over Palestine Action support",
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        "published": "2026-10-14T18:45:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Sally Rooney’s books pulled from UK over Palestine Action support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooneys-books-pulled-from-uk-over-palestine-action-support",
        "published": "2026-10-14T19:23:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Sally Rooney pulls books from UK over support for Palestine Action",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooney-pulls-books-from-uk-over-support-for-palestine-action",
        "published": "2026-10-14T19:28:50.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Sally Rooney’s books pulled from UK shelves over Palestine Action support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooneys-books-pulled-from-uk-shelves-over-palestine-action",
        "published": "2026-10-14T21:41:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Sally Rooney’s books pulled from UK shelves over Palestine Action support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooneys-books-pulled-from-uk-shelves-over-palestine-action-14543208",
        "published": "2026-10-14T21:41:09.000Z"
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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."
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