James Breakwell is an American comedy writer, who uses the pen name to share his thoughts and experiences on a variety of topics, including parenting.
His articles have been featured in Reader’s Digest, The Federalist, AskMen, and Vox.
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,[1] 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.
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.[2]
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]
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Pages | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Only Dead on the Inside: A Parent's Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse | 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 |