Hollywood Stars Back Sally Rooney After UK Book Ban Over Terror Law Support
Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones sign an open letter defending author Sally Rooney, whose books are withdrawn from UK sale due to her support for proscribed group Palestine Action.
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The story so far
10 publishers have covered this in 12 articles since 19 Oct 2026. South China Morning Post published first, on 19 October at 12:30 UTC; The Guardian followed 13h 30m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian, appeared on 25 October at 12:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), South China Morning Post, ARTnews – ARTnews.com, Rolling Stone, Deadline, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- South China Morning PostPalestine Action, Sally Rooney’s books and the absurd fallout of a UK ban
- The GuardianWhy terrorism laws stopped Sally Rooney selling books in the UK – podcast
- South China Morning PostBritain’s ban on pro-Palestinian author Sally Rooney makes it a laughing stock
- VarietyPaul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones Support ‘Normal People’ Author Sally Rooney After U.K. Bans Her Books: She’s a ‘Writer, Not a Terrorist’
- The Hollywood ReporterPaul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones Back ‘Normal People’ Author Sally Rooney After U.K. Book Ban Over Palestine Support
- ARTnews – ARTnews.comArtists John Akomfrah, Ben Rivers, and Dozens Others Defend Sally Rooney in Open Letter
- Rolling StonePaul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Kneecap Sign Open Letter Against Sally Rooney Book Ban
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraActors, writers condemn UK anti-terror law targeting Sally Rooney
- DeadlinePaul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones & Jessie Buckley Among Signatories Of Open Letter Supporting Sally Rooney After UK Book Ban
- The A.V. ClubNormal People stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal support author Sally Rooney in UK book ban
- The New York TimesHow a U.K. Official’s Wife Set Off a Debate Over Free Speech and Palestinians
- The GuardianTwo children’s laureates to give Sally Rooney royalties after ban on UK sales
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Two children’s laureates to give Sally Rooney royalties after ban on UK sales The Guardian ·
- How a U.K. Official’s Wife Set Off a Debate Over Free Speech and Palestinians The New York Times ·
- Actors, writers condemn UK anti-terror law targeting Sally Rooney Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones Back ‘Normal People’ Author Sally Rooney After U.K. Book Ban Over Palestine Support The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones Support ‘Normal People’ Author Sally Rooney After U.K. Bans Her Books: She’s a ‘Writer, Not a Terrorist’ Variety ·
- Why terrorism laws stopped Sally Rooney selling books in the UK – podcast The Guardian ·
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- Normal People stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal support author Sally Rooney in UK book ban The A.V. Club
- Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones & Jessie Buckley Among Signatories Of Open Letter Supporting Sally Rooney After UK Book Ban Deadline
- Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Kneecap Sign Open Letter Against Sally Rooney Book Ban Rolling Stone
- Artists John Akomfrah, Ben Rivers, and Dozens Others Defend Sally Rooney in Open Letter ARTnews – ARTnews.com
- Britain’s ban on pro-Palestinian author Sally Rooney makes it a laughing stock South China Morning Post
- Palestine Action, Sally Rooney’s books and the absurd fallout of a UK ban South China Morning Post
In this story
- Sally Rooney
- Paul Mescal
- Daisy Edgar-Jones
- Palestine Action
- United Kingdom