Author Ken Follett reports on the casting of the characters for the television adaptation of The Pillars of the Earth, including Ian McShane as Waleran Bigod and Rufus Sewell as Tom Builder.

Take this quiz and see how much you remember about Part One of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.

Drop in for lunch with Oprah and Ken Follett! Find out when Ken decided to become a writer, how his first book helped get his car fixed and how he got the idea for The Pillars of the Earth.

Ken Follett and Oprah discuss the evolution of William Hamleigh, the most-hated character in The Pillars of the Earth.

Ken Follett has made a career of keeping readers at the edge of their seats, engrossed in his suspenseful spy thrillers. Find out what inspired him write about cathedrals in the Middle Ages.