{
  "id": 14910673,
  "title": "Why is Sally Rooney’s UK publisher halting sales of the anti-Israel author’s books?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/why-is-sally-rooneys-uk-publisher-halting-sales-of-the-anti-israel",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:26:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-is-sally-rooneys-uk-publisher-halting-sales-of-the-anti-israel-authors-books/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UK bookstores rush to stock up on copies after Faber expressed concern that paying Irish writer, who pledged proceeds to banned group Palestine Action, would violate terrorism law",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Sally Rooney’s Books Pulled From U.K. Shelves Amid Controversy Over Palestine Action Support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooneys-books-pulled-from-u-k-shelves-amid-controversy-over",
        "published": "2026-10-14T19:39:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Sally Rooney’s Books Pulled in U.K. Over Her Support of Pro-Palestinian Group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooneys-books-pulled-in-u-k-over-her-support-of-pro-palestinian",
        "published": "2026-10-14T19:45:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Sally Rooney Speaks Out on Her Books Being Removed from U.K. Shelves Over Palestine Action Support: ‘I am Wholly Prepared to Accept the Consequences’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sally-rooney-speaks-out-on-her-books-being-removed-from-u-k-shelves",
        "published": "2026-10-14T20:18:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Normal People’ Author Sally Rooney’s Books Removed in UK Over Support for Palestine Action Group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/normal-people-author-sally-rooneys-books-removed-in-uk-over-support",
        "published": "2026-10-14T21:36:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Has UK Banned Sally Rooney Books? Palestine Action Support Explained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/has-uk-banned-sally-rooney-books-palestine-action-support-explained",
        "published": "2026-10-15T17:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}