Normal People
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Oct 22, 2026
Kathleen JohnstonHOST
Yeah.
Kathleen JohnstonHOST
So Sally Rooney, obviously the enormously popular Irish author behind Normal People and Conversations with Friends, both of which were turned into hit TV series, as well as Beautiful World, Where Are You and Intermezzo, has said that she could no longer receive royalties from British sales of her books because she'd pledged to donate book revenues to Palestine Action, which is banned in Britain as a terrorist organisation.
Kathleen JohnstonHOST
She has full support of her publisher, Faber, who published a statement on the 14th of October which said, "...current legislation in the UK has led to circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney for her work.
Kathleen JohnstonHOST
To sell a writer's work and not to be able to pass on earnings is an unconscionable situation for a publisher.
Madeline GrantHOST
It's just maybe it's not really my thing.
Madeline GrantHOST
I think I've read the one about that couple, Normal People.
Michael GoveHOST
yes
Madeline GrantHOST
and i haven't read the new one whatever that was but there was another one that i read i don't know they don't really do it for me the fact that they're so popular makes me think you know what not for the first time i feel a bit like i don't understand my country
Tara HamaGUEST
Uh, because we do carry some books that would be considered literary fiction amongst more pretentious readers.
Tara HamaGUEST
Things like Normal People by Sally Rooney is not strictly a romance novel, but it is a book about, it is a love story.
Tara HamaGUEST
And so we sort of made the decision that we would include those love stories in with romance novels.
Tara HamaGUEST
We want to be able to offer love stories and romance stories to anyone who's interested in falling in love.
AnthonyHOST
Starting in the UK, where an author pulls her titles out of the United Kingdom in response to laws around supporting Palestine.
AnthonyHOST
Due to current legislation in the United Kingdom, Sally Rooney and her publisher Faber have agreed to pull two of Rooney's titles, Normal People and Intermezzo, from publication within the UK.
AnthonyHOST
A statement from Faber reads, Current legislation in the UK has led to circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney for her work.
AnthonyHOST
End quote.
Nosheen IqbalHOST
where she came from, how she made such a big splash.
Zoe WilliamsGUEST
So her first book was Conversations with Friends, but everybody thinks her first book was Normal People because that's the one that went insane.
Zoe WilliamsGUEST
It's an incredibly pure book.
Zoe WilliamsGUEST
You can't really work out how she's made you feel the way you feel.
Zoe WilliamsGUEST
It's such a small and yet such a gigantic story.
Zoe WilliamsGUEST
If you look at the beats in Normal People, the beats are he doesn't invite her to the prom.
speaker_5VOICE_ACTOR
Look at you.
speaker_5VOICE_ACTOR
Oh my God.
Madeline GrantHOST
It's just maybe it's not really, really my thing.
Madeline GrantHOST
I think I've read, um, the one about that couple, Normal People.
Michael GoveHOST
Yes.
Madeline GrantHOST
And I haven't read the new one, whatever that was, but there was another one that I read.
Basil ValentineCORRESPONDENT
"Sally Rooney's stand on Palestine is brave and humane.
Basil ValentineCORRESPONDENT
The Normal People's author's determination to support Palestine Action, even if it means that her books are withdrawn for sale in the UK, makes a mockery of Britain's terrorism laws." It certainly does.
Basil ValentineCORRESPONDENT
Basil, thank you for that.
Basil ValentineCORRESPONDENT
Uh-
Tessa DunlopHOST
I've read every single one of her books.
Iain DaleHOST
I've seen Normal People.
Tessa DunlopHOST
Oh, God, that is so low-fi to have watched the drama-
Iain DaleHOST
[laughs]
12 MINS LATER
Iain DaleHOST
I'd never heard of her before
Tessa DunlopHOST
...
Tessa DunlopHOST
the BBC stepped on Normal People.
Tessa DunlopHOST
She is the one book that Mara and I fight over to read first, so that's me and my 17, 18-year-old daughter.
speaker_9HOST
All massive hits.
speaker_8HOST
But the undeniable center of gravity here is normal people.
speaker_8HOST
Published in 2018, it didn't just sell copies.
speaker_8HOST
It dominated the cultural conversation.
speaker_8HOST
Wow.
speaker_8HOST
Okay, so what does that mean practically?
speaker_9HOST
This means that while Waterstones can sell the copies they currently possess, the moment the last copy of Normal People is purchased, the system hits a hard stop.
speaker_8HOST
There's no reorder button.
SarahHOST
Mm-hmm.
BreenaHOST
We did Say You Swear, The Favorites, Normal People, One Dark Window, In Your Dreams, Our Perfect Storm, Remarkably Bright Creatures.
SarahHOST
Ooh.
BreenaHOST
So those were some of our, um, book club podcasts.
RuthieHOST
Hmm, like, that's what I'm saying.
RuthieHOST
Like, what?
SarahHOST
Um, Normal People?
BreenaHOST
It was Normal People.
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