| 2021 | Homeland Elegies | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book | |
| 2021 | Homeland Elegies | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies: A Novel | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top 20 | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2020 | Homeland Elegies | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2012 | American Dervish | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | American Dervish | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |