James Breakwell
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ a b Wang, Stephanie. "'My favorite kid is the pig': The weird parenting world of James Breakwell". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ 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) - ^ "I Hate It But I Love It". hatelovepodcast.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Battson, Francesca (19 June 2016). "Closer's Dad Of The Year Awards 2016: The winners". Closer. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ "James Breakwell - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
External links
[edit]- https://explodingunicorn.com/https://explodingunicorn.com/
- James Breakwell on Twitter
- Exploding Unicorn by James Breakwell on Substack
- ‘My favorite kid is the pig’: The weird parenting world of James Breakwell on IndyStar.
- Indiana father writes book on 'Bare Minimum Parenting' on WTHR
- Dad tweets daily conversations with his 4 daughters, and they're both hilarious and wholesome on Upworthy
