Irish stars come out in force to support Sally Rooney with open letter
- On Wednesday, more than 150 cultural figures, including actors Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones, signed an open letter in the New Statesman supporting Irish author Sally Rooney after she halted UK book sales.
- Faber ended UK book supplies on October 14 because paying royalties to Rooney, who supports Palestine Action, could constitute a criminal offense under anti-terror legislation.
- Signatories condemned the withdrawal as a "repressive absurdity" and an affront to free speech, urging the government to amend legislation that proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organization in July 2025.
- Rooney, whose novel Normal People has sold more than one million copies in the UK, stated she is "wholly prepared to accept the consequences" of funding the group, which remains legal in Ireland.
- The UK Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal next month from Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, contesting the organization's classification as a terrorist group under current legislation.
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Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones Back ‘Normal People’ Author Sally Rooney After U.K. Book Ban Over Palestine Support
"Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist," said an open letter signed by the Hollywood stars, alongside Jessie Buckley, Susan Sarandon, Tilda Swinton, Alison Oliver, Jonathan Glazer and Armando Iannucci.
A few days after her announcement that she was forced to withdraw her books from the UK market, hundreds of people of letters openly supported Sally Rooney The post The world of letters on Sally Rooney's side appeared first on in.gr.
Irish stars rally behind Sally Rooney with open letter
Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the banned protest group Palestine Action, and several stars have rallied behind her. The ban, which began on July 5, 2025, made membership of, or support for, the direct-action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years […]
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’
Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones have signed an open letter in support of Normal People author Sally Rooney over her book ban in the U.K.
They denounce the cessation of sales of Sally Rooney's books in the United Kingdom, in response to his support for the Palestine Action group.
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