New pearl book will be released on sep 15, 2025

[Hyun-Yoon Yoon]

I become to know that the new pearl book by renee newman will be released on sep 15, 2025

The links are

Pearls. Their History, Sources, Types and Qualities

Contents of new diamond book by Renee Newman

www.reneenewman.com

Amazon.com : PEARLS

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Excellent news!
I just pre-ordered a copy. Hardcover, looks very nice!

 

[Amoreperla]

I pre ordered on amazon as well but they have emailed saying it will be delivered on the 25th of September….. but Iam very excited for it!

 

[Pearlgully]

Thank you. I just pre-ordered a copy, too.

 

[BWeaves]

Thank you! I just preordered a copy, too. Just wave a book in front of my face and I'll buy it. If it's about pearls or weaving, so much the better!

 

[SteveM]

I met Renée in Tucson in 2011 shortly after her 2010 update to the Buying Guide, which included a contribution or two of ours. She updated it again in 2017. Eight more years of research should be worth waiting for! I wonder how up to date it will be on the nacreous/non-nacreous conversation. In Chapter 8 it appears she addresses this specifically.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I'm wondering if she also addresses the change to bead nucleating all (most?) freshwaters in China.

 

[SteveM]

I'm wondering if she also addresses the change to bead nucleating all (most?) freshwaters in China.

And conversely, how Chinese tissue nucleation techniques improved the quality and consistency of SW keshi.

 

[BWeaves]

I have every version of Renee's Pearl Buying Guides.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

And conversely, how Chinese tissue nucleation techniques improved the quality and consistency of SW keshi.

Interesting-- I didn't know that.

 

[SteveM]

Interesting-- I didn't know that.

In reference to the crisis starting circa Y2K when the labs suddenly began being inundated with pearls for natural certification. Micro CT scanning protocols were developed by 2010 to detect tissue nucleation in un-drilled saltwater pearls, staunching the fraud. But the keshis are nice!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

My copy of Renee Newmans' new pearl book arrived a few days ago and I have been greatly enjoying it.
I'm giving this thread a bump for anyone who has not seen it yet.

 

[BWeaves]

My copy is still in transit. It's supposed to arrive next Monday, grrrrr.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Yes, they have been slow in getting them out! I think the delay must have been on the publisher's end, but now they are finally moving.

 

[pattye]

Thank you, Pearl Dreams! I missed this announcement.

 

[MSC]

I was supposed to receive a book for contributing photos to the book but am still waiting...

 

[Renee Newman]

The publication of the book was delayed and it was only released last month. There have been on and off postal strikes in Canada which have caused delays in photo contributors receiving books. One contributor in Florida only received it yesterday even though some others received it earlier. You will eventually be receiving a book from the Canadian puglisher but it is hard to predict when.

I was supposed to receive a book for contributing photos to the book but am still waiting...

 

[Renee Newman]

I met Renée in Tucson in 2011 shortly after her 2010 update to the Buying Guide, which included a contribution or two of ours. She updated it again in 2017. Eight more years of research should be worth waiting for! I wonder how up to date it will be on the nacreous/non-nacreous conversation. In Chapter 8 it appears she addresses this specifically.

Steve, the photo of your abalone and pipi pearl pin is in Chapter 2 of the new Pearls book as an example of natural pipi pearls from the Indo-Pacific region. Since Blair Beavers contributed that photo and a couple of others, she will be receiving a copy from the publisher. The caption says: “A natural abalone and pipi pearl pin, designed for Steve Metzler by Bergman and Sons. Photo by Blaire Beavers.” The information on nacreous and non-nacreous pearls is expanded and updated in Chapters 8 & 9 of the new book.

 

[Renee Newman]

I'm wondering if she also addresses the change to bead nucleating all (most?) freshwaters in China.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I have been reading and enjoying your book, Renee. But I didn't see any mention of these newest, mantle bead nucleated FWP that are especially white because of the donor mussels bred to have very white mantle tissue.

What I did find fascinating is something you wrote about saltwater pearls now being tissue nucleated in the mantle. I had not heard about that. Can you tell us more about that? Is this maybe because of a greater demand for keshi shapes in saltwater pearls?