| 2025 | The Möbius Book | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | The Möbius Book | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2025 | The Möbius Book | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2024 | Biography of X | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Lesbian Fiction | |
| 2024 | Biography of X | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2024 | Biography of X | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | Biography of X: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Biography of X | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2021 | Pew | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2021 | Pew | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Pew | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Pew | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Certain American States | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Answers | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | The Answers | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | The Answers: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | The Answers | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |