He is a graduate of Boston College, Columbia University, and University College, Dublin. He has worked as an antiquarian bookseller, a bookstore manager, and a literary magazine editor. He is editor-in-chief of Publishing Perspectives, an international online publishing newsletter that delivers daily opinion about the industry from top members of the global publishing community, a look at innovators and issues who are shaping the future of the business, as well as news and links from around the Web and the world. In addition to writing and publishing, Mr. Nawotka is active in national and international initiatives to digitize, archive, and publish the written record of human rights.