| 2020 | Guest House for Young Widows | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2020 | Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Political Writing | |
| 2019 | Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2019 | Guest House For Young Widows: Among The Women Of ISIS | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Guest House for Young Widows | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Guest House for Young Widows | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2019 | Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2006 | Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |