{"id":74499,"date":"2025-08-18T02:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T02:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/74499\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T02:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T02:23:09","slug":"new-bethlehem-shop-offering-fantasy-books-board-games-events-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/74499\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bethlehem shop offering fantasy books, board games, events and more |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. &#8211; A cozy new spot for spellbinding books, enchanting entertainment and magical-themed merch is now open in Northampton County.<\/p>\n<p>Sorcery &amp; Scripts, a retail shop offering fantasy books, board games, events and more, opened Aug. 6 at 74 W. Broad St. in downtown Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"sorcery out.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"2087\" height=\"993\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68a27d90d13b2.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"95\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sorcery &amp; Scripts, a retail shop offering fantasy books, board games, events and more, operates at 74 W. Broad St. in downtown Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Ryan Kneller<\/p>\n<p>Individuals can browse more than 6,000 book titles, divided by genres, including fantasy, romantasy, science fiction and young adult.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The store is kind of a split between fantasy books and board games, and we also feature gifts and host events,&#8221; owner Shelby Schleyer said. &#8220;We&#8217;re leaning hard into the fantasy aspect. So, we&#8217;re carrying D&amp;D, Magic: The Gathering, romantasy books, kids fantasy books and so on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The store, located next to Bitty &amp; Beau&#8217;s Coffee shop, features a warm and inviting atmosphere with area rugs, green walls and ample natural light.<\/p>\n<p>Guests can relax in a homey nook with tufted chairs and a sofa, framed photos and a candelabra in a fireplace, and there are also several large tables to play games.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"sorcery tables.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"2021\" height=\"1025\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68a27d96372c2.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"101\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sorcery &amp; Scripts, a retail shop offering fantasy books, board games, events and more, operates at 74 W. Broad St. in downtown Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Ryan Kneller<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have board games to demo, and we&#8217;re also going to host a lot of gaming events,&#8221; Schleyer said.<\/p>\n<p>Schleyer, of Harleysville, has experience managing a local comic book store and wanted to create a welcoming space for people of all ages who enjoy fantasy.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly all of the books are brand-new, except for a small display of gently used books.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love reading, and my husband and I play a lot of board games with our friends,&#8221; said Schleyer, who labels Photosynthesis and 7 Wonders as two of her favorite games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I found there to be a missed opportunity for this type of concept, especially the gaming aspect, in downtown Bethlehem. The Moravian Book Shop is down the street, but because we&#8217;re specializing in fantasy books, it&#8217;s a little more niche. So, I&#8217;m excited to build a community-focused spot for people to enjoy unique products and events in a comfy space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"sorcery games 2.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"2018\" height=\"1027\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68a27d880f928.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"102\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sorcery &amp; Scripts, a retail shop offering fantasy books, board games, events and more, operates at 74 W. Broad St. in downtown Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Ryan Kneller<\/p>\n<p>Sorcery &amp; Scripts will host a variety of game nights, including Blind Date with a Game nights, Family Game Days, Pub Nights (BYOB events for ages 21 and older) and Dungeons &amp; Dragons rent-to-play nights.<\/p>\n<p>The shop also will host other events such as kids storytimes, Magic: The Gathering events and romantasy, multi-genre and silent reading book clubs.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to books and games, the store also carries gaming supplies along with a variety of gifts and other merchandise, including pens, bookmarks, stickers, keychains, plush figures, candles and mugs.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"sorcery display.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"2019\" height=\"1027\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68a27d8516122.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"102\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sorcery &amp; Scripts, a retail shop offering fantasy books, board games, events and more, operates at 74 W. Broad St. in downtown Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Ryan Kneller<\/p>\n<p>Sorcery &amp; Scripts is open noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates, follow the business&#8217; pages on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SorceryandScripts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sorcery_and_scripts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. &#8211; A cozy new spot for spellbinding books, enchanting entertainment and magical-themed merch is now open&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[38141,38145,457,38147,1706,96,38144,38140,774,38146,38142,1758,38143,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-74499","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-bethlehem","9":"tag-board-games","10":"tag-books","11":"tag-downtown-bethlehem","12":"tag-dungeons-dragons","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-fantasy-books","15":"tag-northampton-county","16":"tag-pennsylvania","17":"tag-retail-store","18":"tag-shelby-schleyer","19":"tag-shopping","20":"tag-sorcery-scripts","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom","23":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}