Sally Rooney books withdrawn from sale in UK over Palestine Action support - Al Jazeera
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Publisher Faber says withdrawal due to ‘circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney’. Irish novelist Sally Rooney says her books have been withdrawn from sale in the United Kingdom due to her public support for Palestine Action, a group the British government has designated as a terrorist organisation. Rooney’s publisher Faber said on Wednesday that the withdrawal was due to “circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney for her work”, calling it an “unconscionable situation for a publisher”. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK warns Sally Rooney after novelist pledges to fund Palestine Actionlist 2 of 3Sally Rooney, Greta Thunberg back Palestine Action before appeal caselist 3 of 3UK appeals High Court ruling that granted Palestine Action a victoryend of listRooney told BBC News that the further publication of her work could constitute a “serious criminal offence”. She added that she made “every effort to be honest” with the public about her beliefs and intentions and that she is “wholly prepared to accept the consequences”.
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