Founded by Stan Persky and Dennis Wheeler and originally published as a short pullout section, the Georgia Straight Writing Supplement featured early work from Daphne Marlatt, Jack Spicer, George Stanley, Milton Acorn, and Gerry Gilbert.
[2] Renamed, variously, the “York Street commune” and the “Vancouver Community Press,” the company acquired its final name, “New Star Books,” in 1974, marking a shift in editorial focus from literary to politically engaged, critical, left-leaning nonfiction work.
He also added to New Star’s roster the Transmontanus imprint, edited by Terry Glavin and focused on social, environmental, and cultural issues in and around British Columbia.
[6][7] No injuries were sustained as the attack took place in the early hours of the morning, however the office itself suffered considerable fire, smoke, and water damage.
[8] Although the majority of the press's inventory was stored safely in an offsite warehouse, the fifth printing of Lisa Robertson's Debbie: An Epic was almost entirely destroyed.