22.09.09 and An Echo in the Bone

22 September is:

a) the Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the Vernal Equinox in Southern Hemisphere;

b) the day on which 100 days are left to the end of the year;

c) Oktoberfest in Munich;

d) Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ birthdays;

e) my Frodo (aka Chirpy)’s birthday;

f) the day in 1653 when Marguerite Bourgeoys landed at Quebec with de Maisonneuve and 100 soldiers;

g) car-free day in Montreal; and

...drumroll, please...

h) the release date for Diana Gabaldon's An Echo in the Bone!