| 2025 | Show Don’t Tell | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Show Don't Tell: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2025 | Show Don’t Tell: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2023 | Romantic Comedy | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Romance | |
| 2023 | Romantic Comedy | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | Romantic Comedy | Reese's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2023 | Romantic Comedy | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Rodham | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Rodham: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Rodham | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Rodham | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2019 | You Think It, I'll Say It | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | You Think It, I'll Say It | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2018 | You Think It, I'll Say It: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | You Think It, I'll Say It | Reese's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2018 | You Think It, I'll Say It: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | You Think It, I’ll Say It | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2016 | Eligible | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Eligible: A Modern Retelling Of Pride And Prejudice | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | Sisterland | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Sisterland | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2013 | Sisterland | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | American Wife | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | American Wife | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | American Wife | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2008 | American Wife | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | American Wife | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | American Wife | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2008 | American Wife | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2006 | Prep | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |