| 2025 | Fi: A Memoir of My Son | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Memoir or Autobiography | |
| 2024 | Fi | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2024 | Fi: A Memoir of My Son | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2024 | Fi | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | Fi | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Fi | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Fi | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Fi: A Memoir | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2008 | The Legend of Colton H. Bryant | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |