| 2025 | Dust and Light | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | Natural History | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Short Story Collection | |
| 2022 | Natural History | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Natural History | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Archangel | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Short Story Collection | |
| 2014 | Archangel | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Archangel | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2013 | Archangel | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | The Air We Breathe | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | The Air We Breathe | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |