James Breakwell is an American comedy writer who writes on a variety of topics, including parenting. He also runs a Twitter account with the username @XplodingUnicorn, a name that comes from Breakwell's comedy brand, Exploding Unicorn. His articles have been featured in Reader’s Digest, The Federalist, AskMen, and Vox.
James Breakwell is a pen name.
Books 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, 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 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.
Awards Closer Magazine named Breakwell its 2016 Blogger Dad of the Year. In 2017, he was a finalist for a Shorty Award in the parenting category.
Books 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 2021How to Be a Man (Whatever That Means): Lessons in Modern Masculinity from a Questionable SourceBenBella Books19506659092182022The Chosen TwelveSolaris17861851723842023You Can't Be A PterodactylPenguin059311065X32
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https://explodingunicorn.com/https://explodingunicorn.com/
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