| 2025 | Somadina | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2025 | Sọmadịna | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2025 | Son of the Morning | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Sọmadịna | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Son of the Morning | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Romance | |
| 2025 | Son of the Morning(Deluxe Limited Edition) | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy | |
| 2024 | Little Rot | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Bitter | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Book | |
| 2022 | Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Dear Senthuran | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · LGBTQ Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | The Death of Vivek Oji | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Romance | |
| 2022 | Content Warning: Everything | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2022 | Bitter | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2022 | You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2022 | You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Romance | |
| 2022 | Bitter | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2021 | The Death of Vivek Oji | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Literature | |
| 2021 | The Death of Vivek Oji: A Novel | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | |
| 2021 | The Death of Vivek Oji | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2021 | The Death of Vivek Oji | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Political Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Death of Vivek Oji | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Dear Senthuran | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Dear Senthuran | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Pet | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2020 | The Death of Vivek Oji | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Pet | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult | |
| 2020 | Pet | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel - Young Adult | |
| 2020 | Pet | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Book | |
| 2020 | Freshwater | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Death of Vivek Oji | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Death of Vivek Oji | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | The Death Of Vivek Oji: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | The Death of Vivek Oji | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Death of Vivek Oji | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Death of Vivek Oji | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2020 | The Death of Vivek Oji | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2019 | Freshwater | Otherwise Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Otherwise Award | |
| 2019 | Pet | Otherwise Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Otherwise Award | |
| 2019 | Freshwater | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | |
| 2019 | Freshwater | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Transgender Fiction | |
| 2019 | Pet | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2019 | Freshwater | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Book Prize | |
| 2019 | Freshwater | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Freshwater | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Freshwater | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Pet | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2019 | Pet | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2019 | Pet | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Pet | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2019 | Pet | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2019 | Pet | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2019 | Pet | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2019 | Pet | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2018 | Freshwater | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · First Novel | |
| 2018 | Freshwater | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Freshwater | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Freshwater | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Freshwater | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Debut Novels | |
| 2018 | Freshwater | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Freshwater | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Freshwater | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |