Sally Rooney ‘Decided Not to Accept Any Offers’ for Screen Adaptation of Third Novel, Says ‘Normal People’ Discourse Was ‘A Lot’: ‘I Felt That World Was Not Where I Belonged’
variety.comEllise Shafer Sally Rooney, who penned the novels-turned-series “Normal People” and “Conversations With Friends,” isn’t jumping at the chance for future TV adaptations of her work.
In a recent interview with the New York Times, the author said she has “decided not to accept any offers to option the rights” for her third book, “Beautiful World, Where Are You?,” which released in 2021.
When asked why not, Rooney replied: “I felt like it was just time to take a break from that and let the book be its own thing for a while.” “Normal People,” starring Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones in career-making turns, became a critical and commercial hit when it released in the U.S.
on Hulu in April 2020. Rooney’s debut novel, “Conversations With Friends,” was then also adapted by the same team, but reviews were more mixed.
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