Brisbanista News Updates

A Woman’s Voice by Alli Sinclair – When violin virtuoso Laura Hartley’s priceless instrument is stolen, more than just her celebrated European career disintegrates. Her rare gift, the ability to see music in colour, fades to grey, suppressing the sense of self she has always expressed through her performances. Devastated,… Read more »

The Soldier’s Daughter by Fiona McIntosh – Violet Nash has grown up in the shadow of her father, Charlie’s, shattered dreams. It’s been years since he walked away from the battlefields of France, a WWI hero, but his soul is haunted by memories of French Champagne caves, where he found… Read more »

Predator – Badlands follows on in the theme for Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey and the Predator universe. It is set in the future with a range of unusual characters. The remote planet is covered with dangerous plants and creatures, including a dart-shooting flower field. We follow a younger Predator outcast (Dimitrius… Read more »

Here are some of the films and TV shows coming out in the next couple of months: Please note – Some of the release dates have changed or moved. Stranger Things 5 – The First Five Minutes On Stranger Things Day, celebrated globally on 6 November 2025. Netflix debuted the… Read more »

Fading actress Samantha Lake (Elisabeth Moss) is battling irrelevance in a youth-obsessed industry. Out of work and desperate to reclaim her spark, she’s drawn to Shell, an exclusive wellness company run by the magnetic Zoe Shannon (Kate Hudson). Shell promises transformation – radiance, confidence, even a hint of immortality –… Read more »

Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson – Jet is twenty-seven years old and still living with her parents! Having never left Woodstock, Vermont, she’s still waiting for her life to begin. I’ll do it later, she always says. She has plenty of time! Until, on the night of Halloween,… Read more »

Westholme is a type of Australian Wagyu that I recommend you try once in your life.  Westholme have a diverse range of large properties from Brisbane in Queensland to Darwin in northern Australia. Their cattle graze freely, moving across a range of different terrains.  The herd is bred, grown and managed across 22 stations… Read more »

Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings – Subtropical Bellworth is founded on floodplains and root-bound secrets. Charlie, who is noteworthy only for vanished friends and a successful sister, plans to leave for good. Firstly, however, he needs to deal with his dead Aunt’s house. Then Grace arrives, oh, so desperate, with roses… Read more »

Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell – He’s the perfect man, who says he loves you. You feel that he’s been made especially and exclusively for you! Before you know it, he’s moved into your house and captured your heart. Before long, however, he disappears for days on end.… Read more »

A Mother’s Love by Danielle Steel – Recently widowed, Halley Holbrook has spent decades building a career as a bestselling novelist. As a child, she was physically and mentally abused, something she only ever revealed to her beloved husband. Since then, she has tried to bury the memories of those… Read more »