English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer
Sally Rooney has agreed with publisher Faber that her books will no longer be supplied in the UK because current UK terrorism legislation has made it impossible for the publisher to pass UK earnings to her after she pledged to fund Palestine Action. E‑books have been removed; some physical stock remains. The Supreme Court will hear an appeal next month.
A newly reviewed biography of John Berger places his Ways of Seeing within a broader political project, showing how Berger linked looking to culture, capitalism and power. The work situates Berger beyond the “rock star” image and threads his ideas into a wider narrative about art, politics and society.