| 2021 | Wayward | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Wayward | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Wayward | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Wayward | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2021 | Wayward | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2021 | Wayward | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2016 | Innocents and Others | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Innocents and Others | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Innocents and Others | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Innocents And Others | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Innocents and Others | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Stone Arabia | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Stone Arabia | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | Stone Arabia | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Stone Arabia | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Stone Arabia | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | Stone Arabia | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2006 | Eat the Document | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Eat the Document | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |