Dennis Jung’s The Siren’s Refrain will be Exhibited at San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books

The San Diego Union-Tribune hosts its Festival of Books every year, inviting publishers to showcase new works. Whether it’s the first ever novels published by aspiring creators or a new book by longtime authors, visitors will find plenty to check out among the exhibits.

Dennis Jung is one of the more experienced writers who has already published nine novels while also being selected as a finalist in the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards. One of his newest novels, “The Siren’s Refrain,” is already slated for an exhibit at the Festival.

Jung’s writing is often praised for its highly visual and scenic imagery. At the same time, however, he holds a BA in Anthropology, and his knowledge allows his writing to touch heavily on the human experience. The results are novels that take readers across various locales while interplaying with their characters’ complex dramas.

In “The Siren’s Refrain,” these characters are Leon Riser, a famous travel writer, and novelist confronted with the search for his estranged lover, the famed singer-songwriter Lou Ann Catskill. For over 20 years, the pair had an on-and-off affair that exposed each other to their ugliest weaknesses. Lou Ann had been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, which was the source of many painful memories for Leon. And as the story progresses, the pair must finally address the regret, pain, and loss they had both felt while confronting the reality of their advancing years.

Visitors to the San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books can find out how this emotionally-intense story ends when displayed at the ReadersMagnet exhibit. The festival will be at Alcala Park on Augusts 19. The book is available online on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

For more information about Dennis Jung’s other books and future publications, visit his website at: https://dennisjung.com/

“The Siren’s Refrain”
Author | Dennis Jung
Published date | July 21, 2022
Publisher | BookBaby
Genre | Drama

Author Bio
Dennis Jung was born in the small German-speaking community of Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1947. He had the good fortune of having a bibliophile mother who fostered in him a love of stories and reading. Dennis began writing short stories in grade school and continued writing as a hobby in college. After receiving a BA in Anthropology at the University of Texas in Austin, he spent two years as a Military Police Lieutenant in Germany. He was introduced to the joys of travel.

He later earned an undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Texas and received advanced training as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. During a subsequent stint traveling the Pacific and Asia, during which he volunteered in the Marshall Islands, he began writing in earners. First, there were the travelogues he sent home to family and friends who encouraged him. He and his wife later settled in Honolulu, where he received a Master’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Hawaii and taught there in the graduate program for a brief time.

He began writing novel-length stories after resettling in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has just completed his tenth novel in as many years. He still resides in Santa Fe and is working on his next book.

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