| 2023 | White Holes | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | White Holes: Inside the Horizon | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2021 | Helgoland | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2021 | Helgoland | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2018 | The Order of Time | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science & Technology | |
| 2018 | The Order of Time | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2018 | The Order of Time | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Seven Brief Lessons on Physics | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Seven Brief Lessons on Physics | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Reality Is Not What It Seems | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Seven Brief Lessons on Physics | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Seven Brief Lessons On Physics | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Seven Brief Lessons on Physics | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | Simon Carnell and Erica Segre |
| 2016 | Reality Is Not What it Seems | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2015 | Seven Brief Lessons on Physics | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Seven Brief Lessons on Physics | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and technology | Simon Carnell and Erica Segre |