| 2021 | The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2019 | One Person, No Vote | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | One Person, No Vote (Ya Edition) | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2018 | One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2018 | One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2018 | One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | We Are Not Yet Equal | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2018 | One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | We Are Not Yet Equal | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2016 | White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Criticism | |
| 2016 | White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2016 | White Rage | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |