| 2025 | Spent | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | Spent: A Comic Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Spent | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Comics | |
| 2025 | Spent | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Spent: A Comic Novel | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2025 | Spent | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic novels | |
| 2025 | Spent: A Comic Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2025 | Spent: A Comic Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2021 | The Secret to Superhuman Strength | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics | |
| 2021 | The Secret to Superhuman Strength | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Secret to Superhuman Strength | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | The Secret to Superhuman Strength | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Comics | |
| 2021 | The Secret to Superhuman Strength | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2021 | The Secret to Superhuman Strength | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic novels | |
| 2021 | The Secret to Superhuman Strength | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | The Secret to Superhuman Strength | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | The Secret to Superhuman Strength | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | The Secret to Superhuman Strength | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Sport | |
| 2013 | Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Memoir/Biography | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Graphic Novel/Comics | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother? | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother? | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Comics | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother? | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Literature | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother? | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother? | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother? | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Non-fiction | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother? | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother? | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother? | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Are You My Mother? | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Psychology | |
| 2007 | Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | Fun Home | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Autobiography | |
| 2006 | Invasion of Dykes to Watch Out For | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Humor | |
| 2006 | Fun Home | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | Fun Home | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | Fun Home | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Comics | |
| 2006 | Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Fun Home | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Literature | |
| 2006 | Fun Home | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | Fun Home | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 50 | |