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Why terrorism laws stopped Sally Rooney selling books in the UK – podcast

WorldBy Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Zoe Williams and Haroon Siddique; produced by Ruth Abrahams, Eleanor Biggs and Rudi ZygadloOct 20, 2026, 2:00 AM
Why terrorism laws stopped Sally Rooney selling books in the UK – podcast
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PUBLISHEDOct 20, 2026, 2:00 AM
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The bestselling author says her books will no longer be supplied to UK bookshops over fears of prosecution.

Zoe Williams and Haroon Siddique report For now there might be a copy or two of Intermezzo left kicking around in your local bookshop – snap it up if you haven’t already, because soon that will be it. Last year, Sally Rooney said she would be using her royalties to support Palestine Action, a group that is proscribed as a terrorist organisation under UK law. Since then, thousands of people have…

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