{
  "id": 15910243,
  "title": "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’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/paul-mescal-and-daisy-edgar-jones-support-normal-people-author-sally",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:06:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/paul-mescal-daisy-edgar-jones-support-sally-rooney-book-ban-1236918662/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones have thrown their support behind Sally Rooney, whose book “Normal People” would catapult them both to fame following its hit TV adaptation. The pair — alongside numerous others, including Mescal’s Oscar-winning “Hamnet” co-star Jessie Buckely — have signed an open letter to the U.K. government backing Rooney, whose books are now banned […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}