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Lisa Davis is a former staff writer for Village Voice Media in San Francisco (SF Weekly) and Phoenix (New Times). Her work has won numerous national awards, including the George S. Polk Award. She lives in Northern California and teaches journalism at Santa Clara University.

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The Sins of Brother Curtis: A Story of Betrayal, Conviction, and the Mormon Church

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)

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