11/06/2026
Mercurius had an unusual visitor — author and illustrator Emily Gyllenspetz | författare, illustratör, webbdesigner came aboard to research her new book about chief engineer Ylva.
She’s on a mission to make maritime visible to the next generation, and to normalise women in roles that have long been male-dominated. We think that matters.
Our ships are open to people who want to understand what life at sea actually looks like. That’s something we believe in. That this time it found its way into a children’s book feels like a particularly good use of an open door.
The book is out 25 June — well worth a follow.
Read more here:
https://www.sjofartstidningen.se/kultur/nu-kommer-ny-barnbok-maskinchef-i-huvudrollen/319503
