Irish author Sally Rooney describes herself as a Marxist and often includes her political beliefs in her novels. Among the issues she has addressed in her books are capitalism, environmental dangers, and the impact of the Great Recession on Ireland. She has also written opinion pieces about Ireland’s housing crisis and the Israel-Hamas War.
Rooney’s books were effectively withdrawn in the United Kingdom after she pledged to donate her royalties to Palestine Action, a direct-action protest group that was deemed a terrorist organization by the British government in 2025. Because of her support for the group, she stopped receiving earnings from sales of her books in the United Kingdom, and her books will no longer be distributed there after existing stock has been sold. The latter arrangement was made through an agreement between Rooney and her publisher, Faber & Faber.