Here We Go Loop De Loop by William Jack Sibley has greed, lust, sexuality, spiritual enlightenment, more lust, xenophobia, and the meaning of a life worth living, all woven into a single, outrageous knot in the insulated town of Rita Blanca, Texas. The author, a fifth-generation Texan and a resolute seeker of wisdom, truth, and the occasional virtuosic lie, with humor and reflection, has wrought a story of humanity through characters doing the best they can - just not terribly well.
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AWARDS
American Fiction Award-Winning Finalist
Category: Romantic Comedy, 2022
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First Place Winner
Indie Reader Discovery Award
Best Book of Humor, 2022
San Antonio Express-News
“10 Notable Books of 2021 by San Antonio Authors You Should Know About”
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Gold Medal "Ippy," Independent Publisher Book Awards
Humor Book of the
Year, 2022
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Global Book Awards 2022 Bronze Medal
Category: Satire
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
“Larry McMurtry meets A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This is Sibley’s best yet — a rollicking screwball comedy with a heart as big as Texas.”
— STEVEN L. DAVIS, AUTHOR, PAST PRESIDENT, TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS
“Happy small towns are all alike; a great place to spend a lifetime but not a weekend. There is right and there is wrong and a million in-betweens. There is white and there is black and dozens of better beautiful shades. There is man and there is woman and God knows what else. Let love figure it out. Well done! Colorful characters, colorful dialogue, good suspense, good ending.”
— ROBERT FLYNN, AUTHOR, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, TRINITY UNIVERSITY
“No doubt a different kind of love story with hilarious characters. This is such an entertaining and beautifully written book. The author’s vivid description of what a ranch is and how it works, using the actions and dialogues of the characters, is a big plus to the book. I was enthralled at the effortless and consistent expression of the Texas lingo through the conversations. The biggest positive of this book is the rich dialogue.”
— ONLINE BOOK CLUB
“A rich, funny, entertaining read. Here we go loop de loop is a cracker. With well-written and interesting characters you can't help but slide into Texas with them and forget the real world.
It's quite an emotional read that was pulling at my heartstrings but also resonating with the other things too. It had me laughing out loud and, I admit to a few tears too. So, if you're looking for something that will have you immersed for hours, make you laugh, cry, get you frustrated and fulfilled then grab this with both hands, run and hide away from reality with your cuppa.”
- CHARLOTTE, SMASHBOMB
“Wonderful example of generous escapism and a book to be recommended.”
— KIRKUS REVIEWS
“Put me in a car with Bill Sibley on a road trip across the nation and everything will be just fine. His spectacular voice, his aptitude for creating instantly indelible characters in richly funny scenes, his perfect pacing and splendid particularity are dazzling and hypnotic. Storyteller supreme! ‘Here We Go Loop De Loop’ lifted my mood entirely. ”
— NAOMI SHIHAB NYE, YOUNG PEOPLE'S POET LAUREATE, POETRY FOUNDATION
“A satirical small-town Texas comedy with welcome, surprising heart. Sibley’s boisterous comic novel blends small-town satire and humanist warmth as it unspools its tales of isolated people learning to love. His prose is sharp and evocative. At its best, HERE WE GO ... finds these snared coyotes daring to find new ways to love.”
— BOOKLIFE REVIEW
“A vividly drawn ... cinematic quality ... often very funny tale set in the fictional small Texas town of Rita Blanca. The book focuses on two ranching families whose lives are intertwined, and all of which are at a point of transition.”
— DEBORAH MARTIN, THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS
“Here we go loop de loop is a cracker. With well written and interesting characters you can't help but slide into Texas with them and forget the real world. It's quite an emotional read that was pulling at my heart strings but also resonating with the other things too. It had me laughing out loud and, I admit to a few tears too. So, if you're looking for something that will have you immersed for hours, make you laugh, cry, get you frustrated and fulfilled then grab this with both hands, run and hide away from reality with your cuppa.”
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BLOGGER REVIEWS
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INDIE READER
Aside from being a comic tour de force, HERE WE GO LOOP DE LOOP also offers contemplative moments focusing on real human emotions like life and death and love and loss. That Sibley can tug at the heart at the same time as making the reader laugh is a testament to his skills. Don’t be fooled by the jokes, Sibley is a serious talent.
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THE TABLE READ
I interviewed author William Jack Sibley about writing his new book, Here We Go Loop De Loop, A Texas Myth Unpacked. He talks about what inspired him, his creative process, and the advice he has for other writers.
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QUIET FURY BOOKS
Here We Go Loop de Loop by William Jack Sibley has greed, lust, sexuality, spiritual enlightenment, more lust, xenophobia, and the meaning of a life worth living, all woven into a single, outrageous knot in the insulated town of Rita Blanca, Texas.
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THE BOOK DIVA’S READS
Award-winning William Jack Sibley is a fifth-generation Texas rancher and a versatile writer whose work has spanned from the likes of writing dialogue for television’s Guiding Light to serving as a contributing editor at Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine to seeing his plays produced off-Broadway and regionally.
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LYNCHBURG READS
A Hilarious Rollicking South Texas Satire about Love and Family.
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LIFE BY KRISTEN
Contrary to seemingly most writers’ proclivities – I have a hard time starting a book without knowing the title. For some reason if I can keep remembering what the title means (to me anyway) then I somehow manage, mostly, to keep the narrative on track.
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AMOS LASSEN REVIEWS
William Jack Sibley’s “Here We Go Loop De Loop is about a cowboy, an heiress, and her brother’s husband. It is also a story about her loving a him (who’s in love with another him) and that other him has an unrequited love for the original her. Themes of greed, lust, sexuality, spiritual enlightenment, xenophobia, and the meaning of a life worth living come together in the town of Rita Blanca, Texas.
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MOTHERHOOD MOMENT
Here We Go Loop De Loop by William Jack Sibley has greed, lust, sexuality, spiritual enlightenment, more lust, xenophobia, and the meaning of a life worth living, all woven into a single, outrageous knot in the insulated town of Rita Blanca, Texas.
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COMPULSIVE READER
An interview with William Jack Sibley
Where did you grow up /live now?
I was born in Corpus Christi and grew up in Alice, Texas. I moved with my mother to upstate New York after my parents’ divorce and graduated high school in Scarsdale, NY – just outside NYC.
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READERS’ FAVORITE
"William Jack Sibley’s sense of comedic timing is impeccable, and his ability to squeeze humor out of almost every line in the book is incredible. With a comedic ensemble that has something for everyone and a vision of Texas that will make readers feel like they’re reading the book in spurs, Here We Go Loop De Loop is a brilliant summer read for fans of comedic writing."
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BOOKSHELVES & TEACUPS
So, if I ever manage to move across the pond, Texas’ll be my first (and only) choice, no question asked. There’s just something about the Lone Star State, you know? It’s been speaking to me since I was a kid and – well. I blame my dad’s Tex Willer collection and the amazing landscape Texans are blessed with.
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LIFE BY KRISTEN
This is the story of a her loving a him – who’s in love with another him – and that other him enduring an unrequited love for the original her. With a small-town Texas appreciation, this book is replete with humor, adversity, and the tenacity of survivors unwilling and unable to acknowledge defeat.
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AUTHORITY MAGAZINE
Author William Jack Sibley: 5 Things You Need to Know to Become a Great Author
BOOKTRIB REVIEW
Every book has characters and a setting, but it’s a rare occurrence when you stumble upon a book in which the setting itself is a character. Here We Go Loop De Loop (Atmosphere) by William Jack Sibley is one of those special finds where a place comes alive on the page and develops on an arc of its own over the course of the narrative.
This book introduces readers to an extensive cast of personalities, but the main character seems to be the small town in Texas that ties them all together — Rita Blanca. It’s a town with deep conservative roots, made up of church-going people and huge family ranches passed down from generation to generation. But right from the start of our story, it’s clear that things in Rita Blanca can’t stay the same forever. For one thing, the health of the town’s greatest estate holder and richest rancher is rapidly declining, and his only living heir isn’t sure she belongs in Rita Blanca at all.