James Breakwell is a comedy writer and owner of the Twitter account @XplodingUnicorn, where he shares comedic anecdotes, observations, and conversations with his four daughters.
Career
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,[1] a mash-up of a traditional parenting advice book and a zombie survival guide. His first venture into mainstream science fiction, The Chosen Twelve, was published in January 2022. In October 2018, he was a guest star in the unscripted Canadian podcast I hate but I love it.[2]
Podcasts
Breakwell currently co-hosts two podcasts with psychologist, broadcaster and biographer Steve Olivas: Wrong And Wronger (https://www.youtube.com/@WrongandWronger) and 10 Minutes To Save Your Marriage (https://soundcloud.com/user-790136801).
Awards
Closer Magazine named Breakwell its 2016 Blogger Dad of the Year.[3] In 2017, he was a finalist for a Shorty Award in the parenting category.[4]
Books
Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Pages | Notes |
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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
- ↑ 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.
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: 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
- 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