BookPeople Presents: Dean Norris - Do What You're Gonna Do

BookPeople welcomes Dean Norris to celebrate the release of Do What You're Gonna Do! This event is ticketed. • Start time: 6 P.M. • Run time: 45-60 minutes, followed by a Photo-Op line. • Location: First Baptist Church of Austin The author will be pre-signing copies of the book before the speaking portion of the event. • In order to gain access to the post show Photo-Op, you must have purchased a General Admission + Pre Signed Book + Photo-Op ticket. If you buy a ticket and are unable to attend: • We will hold your book at BookPeople for 30 days after the event. • We cannot guarantee that your book will be signed. While we do our best to try and get all event books signed, priority is given to event attendees and any extra stock is dependent on the author’s availability. Guidelines: • Ticket-holders will be checked in starting at 5 P.M. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check in. • Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis and is not guaranteed. • There will not be a live stream or recording available. • BookPeople reserves the right to cancel or postpone this event if necessary. • All event guidelines are subject to change. • If you have any other questions, please visit our Eventbrite FAQ. If your question isn’t covered in the FAQ, feel free to email us at [email protected] About the book: Packed with never-before-heard stories and exclusive interviews with the cast, crew, producers, writers, directors, and creators, star Dean Norris—aka DEA Hank Schrader and Walter White’s brother-in-law—shares a definitive insider account of the iconic TV show Breaking Bad. The story of Walter White, a timid, cancer-stricken chemistry teacher who becomes “the one who knocks” when he decides to cook meth to provide for his family captivated tens of millions of people, breaking viewership records and scoring numerous awards. Now, in time for Breaking Bad’s twentieth anniversary, Do What You’re Gonna Do is the definitive insider’s look at what is widely regarded as one of the landmark dramas in television history. In a book that is part memoir and part oral history, Dean Norris—who portrayed one of the show’s most popular and pivotal characters, DEA agent Hank Schrader—gives fans a backstage tour featuring interviews and insight from cast and crew, never-before-heard secrets, and intimate and hilarious stories from on-set. Norris reveals what it was like to audition for and join an unknown show at a fledgling AMC; to work with costars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Giancarlo Esposito, and showrunners Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan; and to watch the series take on a life of its own in the cultural zeitgeist, as one of the most-bingeable shows in TV history. Essential reading for any Breaking Bad fan, Do What You’re Gonna Do captures the spirit, camaraderie, and yes, the chemistry that made it a hit with critics and fans alike. About the author: Originally from Indiana, Dean Norris is best known for playing DEA agent Hank Schrader in Breaking Bad, a role which he reprised in the spinoff series Better Call Saul. He has appeared in countless other movies and shows, among them Terminator 2, Total Recall, and Under the Dome. He is a Harvard graduate and lives with his wife and family in California. By purchasing a book from BookPeople, you are not only supporting a local, independent business – you’re showing publishers that they should continue sending authors to BookPeople. Thank you for supporting Dean Norris and your local independent bookstore!