Reuters · October 14, 2026

Faber Says It Will No Longer Supply Sally Rooney's Books in the UK

• Publisher Faber said on Wednesday that it had agreed with author Sally Rooney that it can no longer supply her works in the UK in any format, though it would sell her works elsewhere.
• Faber said current UK legislation means it cannot pass UK earnings to Rooney for her work.
• Rooney has said she plans to use royalties to support Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned by the British government under terrorism laws last year; Rooney said she is prepared to accept the consequences.
• Palestine Action was banned shortly after a June 2025 break-in at Royal Air Force Brize Norton base, according to the report.
• A legal challenge to the ban by co-founder Huda Ammori was upheld by the High Court in February, overturned by the Court of Appeal in June, and is due to be heard by the Supreme Court next month, according to the report.
• More than 3,000 people have been arrested for holding signs in support of Palestine Action, according to the report.

Statements via Faber and Rooney, as reported by Reuters; no response from the UK government is documented in the source. Original headline: "Sally Rooney's books no longer sold in UK over support for banned pro-Palestinian group".