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The volatility in U.S. markets is rocking stock, bond and currency trading in other countries. Many blame the Federal Reserve for the wild swings.

All four of the playwright's grandparents died in the Holocaust, but Stoppard only learned he was Jewish in middle age. Now, at 85, he engages with his family history in the play Leopoldstadt.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to of the Latino Donor Collaborative President and CEO Ana Valdez about the underrepresentation of Latinos in American media.

Amid heightened uncertainty about the global economy, all three U.S. indexes are in a bear market as the third quarter comes to a close.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Tracy Borman, royal historian and author of Crown and Sceptre, about the life and legacy of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

How is New Orleans holding up four years after Katrina? Author Tom Piazza's new novel City of Refuge traces the journeys of a handful of locals — some who died, others scattered across the country. Piazza tells Guy Raz that New Orleans is slowly getting to be New Orleans again.

The nation's capital is the hunting ground of crime writer David Baldacci, the brains behind of dozens of high-level government conspiracies involving the CIA, the FBI and even the White House.

NPR's John Burnett has written a new book about his career as a journalist. It's called, Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions: Travels with an NPR Correspondent. Burnett talks with Lynn Neary about the stories he's covered.

Voltaire is considered one of the greatest poets of the Enlightenment. But very little was known of his inspirations. Renee Montagne talks to author David Bodanis about his new book Passionate Minds, which reveals the story of the brilliant pioneering scientist Emilie du Chatelet, her work and her intellectual and romantic love affair with Voltaire.

President Bush still has two years left in his term, but author Mark Updegrove says what he does after leaving the Oval Office may be just as important to his legacy. In Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House, Updegrove explores what U.S. presidents do after leading the free world.