Dear newsletter friends,

Halloween and October are over, it's apparently Christmas time already—judging by the commercials I've been seeing on TV, not judging by actual sanity. But reality TV is giving us three new holiday baking competitions this week alone, and there are more to come.

Meanwhile, I’m just getting used to it being fall—which I recently learned is a season that’s not universally beloved!

Before the seasons change again, let’s look at what’s premiering this week.