Short answer: Harper, the book editor in A Novel Noel, is chosen to run a small-town bookstore in St. Ives, Maine, which places the setting in Maine. Details:
- The Hallmark film A Novel Noel centers on Harper Stevens, a New York City book editor who takes a temporary post running a local bookstore for December.
- The story is set in a Maine town (St. Ives) where the independent bookstore The Book Cabinet operates.
- This places the cozy, New England setting squarely in Maine, one of the classic cozy-state backdrops in New England.
If you’d like, I can pull in a few quick quotes or plot beats from reviews to confirm the Maine setting and describe the town atmosphere in more detail.
