James Breakwell is an American comedy writer, who writes on a variety of topics, including parenting. He also runs a popular Twitter account with the username @XplodingUnicorn, a name that comes from Breakwell's own comedy brand, Exploding Unicorn. [1]His articles have been featured in Reader’s Digest, The Federalist, AskMen, and Vox.

James Breakwell is a pen name.[1]

Books

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James Breakwell released his first book with BenBella Books on October 10, 2017: Only Dead on the Inside: A Parent’s Guide for Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse,[2] a mash-up of a traditional parenting advice book and a zombie survival guide. He is also the author of a science fiction novel, The Chosen Twelve, published in January 2022.

Podcasts

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Breakwell co-hosts two podcasts with psychologist, broadcaster and biographer Steve Olivas: Wrong And Wronger and 10 Minutes To Save Your Marriage. In October 2018, he was a guest star on the unscripted Canadian podcast I Hate It But I Love It.[3]

Awards

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Closer Magazine named Breakwell its 2016 Blogger Dad of the Year.[4] In 2017, he was a finalist for a Shorty Award in the parenting category.[5]

Books

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Year Title Publisher ISBN Pages Notes
2017 Only Dead on the Inside: A Parent's Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse BenBella Books 1944648631 200
2018 Bare Minimum Parenting: The Ultimate Guide to Not Quite Ruining Your Child 1946885320 256
2019 How to Save Your Child from Ostrich Attacks, Accidental Time Travel, and Anything Else that Might Happen on an Average Tuesday 1948836459 200
2020 Prance Like No One's Watching: A Guided Journal for Exploding Unicorns BuzzPop 1499810318 96
2021 How to Be a Man (Whatever That Means): Lessons in Modern Masculinity from a Questionable Source BenBella Books 1950665909 218
2022 The Chosen Twelve Solaris 1786185172 384
2023 You Can't Be A Pterodactyl Penguin 059311065X 32

References

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  1. ^ a b Wang, Stephanie. "'My favorite kid is the pig': The weird parenting world of James Breakwell". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  2. ^ James, Breakwell (10 October 2017). Only dead on the inside : a parent's guide to the zombie apocalypse. Dallas, TX. ISBN 978-1944648633. OCLC 988027802.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "I Hate It But I Love It". hatelovepodcast.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. ^ Battson, Francesca (19 June 2016). "Closer's Dad Of The Year Awards 2016: The winners". Closer. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  5. ^ "James Breakwell - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
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