| 2023 | Tom Lake | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | Reese's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Tom Lake: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books: Top 10 | |
| 2022 | These Precious Days | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | These Precious Days: Essays | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay | |
| 2022 | These Precious Days | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | These Precious Days: Essays | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | These Precious Days: Essays | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | These Precious Days | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2020 | The Dutch House | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Dutch House | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Dutch House | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House | Read with Jenna source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2019 | The Dutch House | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Commonwealth | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage | Reese's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth: A Novel | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Commonwealth | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | State of Wonder | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2012 | State of Wonder | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book Prize | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Favorite Book of 2011 | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2011 | State of Wonder | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2009 | Run | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | Nick Caistor |
| 2007 | Run | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Run | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Run | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | Run | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |