| 2024 | Absolution | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Absolution | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Absolution | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Absolution | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Absolution | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Absolution | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Absolution | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Absolution | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Absolution | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Absolution | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Absolution | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books: Top 10 | |
| 2019 | The Ninth Hour | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Ninth Hour | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Ninth Hour | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |
| 2015 | Someone | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Someone | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Someone | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Someone | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Someone | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | Someone | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Someone | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Someone | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | Someone | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2008 | After this: A Novel | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | After This | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | After This | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2006 | After This | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2006 | After This | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | After This | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | After This | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |