| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | The Covenant of Water | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2011 | Cutting for Stone | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Cutting for Stone | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Cutting for Stone | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | |
| 2009 | Cutting for Stone | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book Prize | |
| 2009 | Cutting for Stone | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Cutting for Stone | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |