| 2022 | The Promise | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2022 | The Promise | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Promise | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Promise | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | The Promise | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Audio books | |
| 2021 | The Promise | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Promise | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Promise | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2021 | The Promise | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Promise | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Promise | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Promise | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Promise | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2015 | Arctic Summer | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2014 | Arctic Summer | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2014 | Arctic Summer | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | In a Strange Room | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | In a Strange Room | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2010 | In a Strange Room | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |