October has become one of my favorite months. The mornings are crisp, the leaves are changing, plus October is National Cookbook Month. This means lounging on the couch all day surrounded by cookbooks is totally acceptable. After all, one needs time to absorb all the newly published cookbooks that start emerging in early September and continue throughout the fall and holiday season. This makes October the perfect time to nestle in, embrace your couch potato status, and devour all the pages in preparation for baking and holiday gift-giving season.

Here’s a look at 10 new cookbooks - and a fun baking-related nostalgic puzzle you can also do from the couch - that I’m excited about cooking and sharing from over the next few months.