| 2023 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction Book of the Year | |
| 2022 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Barnes & Noble Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Book of the Year | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top 10 | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2021 | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2018 | All the Light We Cannot See | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best of the Best | |
| 2016 | All the Light We Cannot See | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | All the Light We Cannot See | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2015 | All the Light We Cannot See | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2015 | All the Light We Cannot See | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2015 | All the Light We Cannot See | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Fiction | |
| 2015 | All the Light We Cannot See | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Historical Fiction | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Best Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2014 | All The Light We Cannot See: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Historical Fiction | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | All the Light We Cannot See | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2011 | Memory Wall | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Short Story Collection | |
| 2010 | Memory Wall | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2010 | Memory Wall: Stories | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2006 | About Grace | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |