Joy Cohen, who co-founded the English Dept. (1124 SW Alder) three years ago with Elizabeth Dye, has announced that she is leaving the shop in the sole hands of Dye. It will be interesting to see how this change affects the character of the shop, not least in terms of the buying decisions (in other words, the merch!), but with Dye still at the helm, I’m not worried about it.

(Cohen, at right, with Dye in a photo taken at the store’s original location on NW 23rd)