| 2025 | Good Dirt | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2025 | Good Dirt | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | Good Dirt | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Good Dirt: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2025 | Good Dirt: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | Black Cake | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Debut Novel | |
| 2022 | Black Cake | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2022 | Black Cake: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Black Cake | Read with Jenna source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2022 | Black Cake: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | Black Cake | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | Black Cake | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |