Straight Arrow Press
Straight Arrow Press was a publishing company that was known for the periodical Rolling Stone. Originally based in San Francisco, Straight Arrow published a few other magazines as well as operating a book publishing division in the 1970s, featuring authors such as Oscar Zeta Acosta, Ann Charters, David Dalton, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Bill Kaysing, Hunter S. Thompson, Roger L. Simon, and the Firesign Theatre.
The book publishing division — which operated from 1971 to 1975 — was headed by Alan Rinzler, formerly an editor at Macmillan Inc. The company's first list was partly financed by "selling paperback rights to Bantam before the books were completed."
The company moved from San Francisco to New York City in 1977.
In addition to Rolling Stone, Straight Arrow's publication division published Outside, Us Weekly, Men's Journal, and Family Life.
In 1993, Straight Arrow Press changed its name to Wenner Media.
Book titles (selected)
- — second U.S. edition; distributed by Simon & Schuster
- — distributed by Quick Fox; later re-published by Ronin Publishing
- — re-issued by Da Capo Press in 2003
- — published in association with Robert Briggs Associates
- — introduction by Hunter S. Thompson