| 2014 | Family Furnishings: Selected Stories, 1995-2014 | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Family Furnishings | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Dear Life | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Dear Life | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Dear Life | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2012 | Dear Life | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Dear Life | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Dear Life | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2012 | Dear Life | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Dear Life | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Dear Life | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Dear Life | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Dear Life | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Dear Life | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2012 | Dear Life: Stories | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2012 | Dear Life: Stories | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness | Governor General's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness | Writers' Trust of Canada Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness: Stories | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2009 | Too Much Happiness: Stories | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2007 | The View from Castle Rock | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2006 | The View from Castle Rock | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The View from Castle Rock | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | The View from Castle Rock | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2006 | The View From Castle Rock | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The View from Castle Rock | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |