Irish Bookstores Bridge British Supply Gap For Sally Rooney Novels

Irish bookstores are stepping up to supply Sally Rooney novels after her UK publisher halted distribution over terrorism laws.

Irish bookstores are stepping in to supply Sally Rooney novels to readers in the United Kingdom. Her publisher previously halted shipments because the author pledged her British royalties to Palestine Action, a group banned under UK counter-terrorism laws. Independent retailers are now helping fulfill the high demand across the border.

• The publisherFaber stopped distributing the works because it could not legally transfer British earnings to the author.
• The beneficiarySally Rooney pledged her royalties to Palestine Action, an organization classified as a terrorist group in Britain.
• The reactionIndependent bookstores in Ireland and Britain have organized alternative distribution channels to supply readers.