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James Breakwell is a comedy writer.

His articles featured in Reader’s Digest, The Federalist, AskMen, and Vox.[1][self-published source?]

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,[2] 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 It But I Love It.[3]

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.[4] In 2017, he was a finalist for a Shorty Award in the parenting category.[5]

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
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

  1. ^ "James Breakwell – Exploding Unicorn". Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  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.