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0:00Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in the UK.
0:02But why? Last year
0:04the Irish writer wrote an opinion piece in a newspaper
0:06saying that she intended to carry on
0:08using the earnings from her books
0:09to supporter group called Palestine Action.
0:11The UK government have recently
0:13prescribed the protest group as a terrorist organisation,
0:16saying it had a long history of criminal damage,
0:18like targeting arms companies linked to Israel's war in Gaza.
0:21Because of that,
0:22Rooney said any further publication of her books in the UK
0:25and the money from those sales being given to the group
0:27could be a serious criminal offence,
0:29so has now agreed with her publisher
0:31not to supply books to the UK anymore.
0:33Now you might still see conversations with friends,
0:36Normal People and other novels by Rooney in the shops.
0:39Waterstones said her publisher advised
0:41there's no restrictions on booksellers selling their existing stock,
0:45but once they're gone they won't be coming back.
0:46Rooney said she had made every effort to be honest with the public
0:49about her beliefs and intentions
0:51and that she was wholly prepared to accept the consequences.
0:53The co founder of Palestine Action
0:55said that Rooney had taken a brave and principled stand.
