UK bookshop helps meet demand for Sally Rooney novels

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 2, 2026Country: United Kingdom

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UK bookshop helps meet demand for Sally Rooney novels

Novels by Irish author Sally Rooney are in high demand in the United Kingdom after her publisher, Faber, halted supplies there. Faber said it could not send Rooney her UK earnings because of her support for Palestine Action. One bookshop has nevertheless found a way to keep sales going.

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