Dennis Jung’s Sobering Drama Amidst Cross-Country Travels Exhibited at the San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books

The 7^th San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books was a welcome opportunity for many new authors excited to exhibit their very first publication. However, it was also just as exciting an opportunity for those who have long been in the business.

Dennis Jung is a long-time author and traveler who already has ten novels under his belt. He was a finalist in the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards and has had a passion for storytelling since he was young.

Fans of his work often praise his writing for its beautiful descriptions of different locales. But at the same time, he uses these colorful backdrops to express the dynamic inner workings of his characters as they go through a wide range of motions.

This all remains evident in the novel that he had exhibited during the Festival of Books. Titled “The Siren’s Refrain,” its exhibit was with the support of ReadersMagnet, a book marketing and self-publishing company.

“The Siren’s Refrain” follows famed travel writer Leon Riser. Leon, however, has a few uncomfortable secrets from his past. Long ago, he had a dramatic 20-year affair with the legendary songstress Lou Ann Catskill. The affair would expose so much between the pair, resulting in great anguish as much as passion.

But now, Lou Ann has gone missing, and Leon feels called to find her before the worst can happen. Their story would then have readers travelling across different states as both Leon and Lou Ann look back on their tattered romance and the reality of their aging years.

Plenty of visitors to the San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books were eager to see the twists and turns of “The Siren’s Refrain.” The book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Dennis Jung is still eager to keep publishing, with updates on his next work available on 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. He began writing short stories in grade school and continued to write as a hobby while 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 and 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 engaged in volunteer work 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 for a brief time taught there in the graduate program. After resettling in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he began writing novel-length stories. He has just completed his tenth in novel in as many years. He still currently resides in Santa Fe and is working on his next novel.

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