| 2012 | Arguably | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay | |
| 2012 | Arguably | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Book | |
| 2012 | Arguably: Essays | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Mortality | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2012 | Mortality | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Mortality | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Mortality | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Non-fiction | |
| 2012 | Mortality | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2012 | Mortality | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Mortality | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Mortality | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2011 | Hitch-22 | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography/Autobiography of the Year | |
| 2011 | Hitch-22 | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book | |
| 2011 | Hitch-22 | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2011 | Arguably | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2011 | Arguably | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Arguably | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Arguably: Essays | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Arguably: Essays | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Arguably: Essays | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2010 | Hitch-22: A Memoir | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Autobiography | |
| 2010 | Hitch-22: A Memoir | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2010 | Hitch-22 | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Biography | |
| 2010 | Hitch-22 | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2010 | Hitch-22 | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Hitch-22 | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Hitch-22: A Memoir | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | God Is Not Great | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2007 | God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics & Religion | |
| 2007 | God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |