“You know that moment in 'The Matrix' when Neo takes the red pill and is plunged into the real world? That's what it felt like when I first read 'Watchmen' - like someone was taking a can opener to my head to make room for Moore's audacious brilliance.”

American writer of young adult novels

Martha Elizabeth “Libba” Bray is an American writer of young adult fiction. She is known for novels such as the Gemma Doyle Trilogy, Going Bovine, Beauty Queens, The Diviners series, and Under the Same Stars. Her work appears across fantasy, satire, and suspense within young adult literature. She is especially recognized for a body of novels that has reached readers through series and stand-alone books alike.