| 2024 | Q | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2024 | A Voyage Around the Queen | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Audio books | |
| 2024 | A Voyage Around the Queen | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | A Voyage Around the Queen | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2024 | Q: A Voyage Around the Queen | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2024 | Q: A Voyage Around the Queen | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Non-Fiction | |
| 2020 | One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2020 | 150 Glimpses of the Beatles | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | 150 Glimpses of the Beatles | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Culture | |
| 2018 | Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2018 | Ninety-Nine Glimpses Of Princess Margaret | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Biography | |
| 2017 | Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography | |
| 2017 | Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2012 | One on One | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2012 | Hello Goodbye Hello | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |