| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | Writers' Trust of Canada Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Notes | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2017 | In The Wake: On Blackness and Being | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |