Straight Arrow Press
| Status | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| Founders | Jann Wenner and Charles A. Reich |
| Defunct | 1993 |
| Successor | Wenner Media |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | (1967–1977) San Francisco, California (1977–1993) New York City |
| Distribution | World |
| Key people | Alan Rinzler |
| Publication types | Magazines (1967–1993) Books (1971–1975) |
| Nonfiction topics | Music, Counterculture, Politics |
| Revenue | $100 million (1993) |
| Owner | Jann Wenner |
Straight Arrow Press (Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.) 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 c. 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 (launched in 1977; sold to another company in 1979), Us Weekly (acquired, in partnership with Lorimar-Telepictures, from The New York Times Company in 1986), Men's Journal (launched 1991), and Family Life (launched 1993).
In 1993, Straight Arrow Press changed its name to Wenner Media.