| 2020 | Rusty Brown | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | |
| 2019 | Rusty Brown | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | Rusty Brown | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Rusty Brown, Part I | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Comics | |
| 2019 | Rusty Brown | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Rusty Brown | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2019 | Rusty Brown | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Literature | |
| 2019 | Rusty Brown | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2019 | Rusty Brown | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2017 | Monograph | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2017 | Monograph by Chris Ware | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Graphic Novel/Comics | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Literature | |
| 2012 | Building Stories | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |