| 2017 | The Sport of Kings | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Sport of Kings | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Sport of Kings | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2017 | The Sport of Kings | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Sport of Kings | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Sport of Kings | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Sport of Kings | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Sport of Kings | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Sport of Kings | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2016 | The Sport Of Kings | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | The Sport of Kings | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Sport of Kings | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Sport of Kings | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | All the Living | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | All the Living | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | |
| 2009 | All the Living | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |