Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell her books in the UK
The Irish novelist says her support for the banned group Palestine Action means she can no longer receive royalties from UK sales, and that she cancelled a UK trip for fear of arrest.
Sally Rooney, the Irish author of Normal People and Conversations With Friends, said she is being forced to withdraw her books from sale in the United Kingdom because of her public support for Palestine Action, a direct-action group banned in Britain, according to the Guardian.
Rooney told the Guardian that her support for the organisation means she can no longer receive royalties from UK sales of her books. She also said she had cancelled a planned trip to the UK, citing fear of arrest.
Literary Hub, which also reported the story, noted that Rooney has previously spoken publicly about Palestine alongside her fiction, which has centred on what the outlet described as millennial relationship dynamics.
In France, Télérama reported the same development, noting that Palestine Action is classified as a "terrorist" organisation in the UK.
No further detail on the legal mechanism behind the withdrawal, or on how long it might last, was available in the reporting.
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This article was written from these reports.
