| 2025 | Athanasia | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Graphic Novel | |
| 2025 | Angel Down | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | Angel Down | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime Fiction | |
| 2025 | Angel Down | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Angel Down | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2025 | Angel Down | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2024 | Whalefall | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2023 | Whalefall | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction | |
| 2023 | Whalefall | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Whalefall | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Whalefall | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Whalefall | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2023 | Whalefall: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | They Stole Our Hearts | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Middle Grade Novel | |
| 2022 | The Ghost that Ate Us: The Tragic True Story of the Burger City Poltergeist | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Ghost That Ate Us | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Horror | |
| 2020 | Bent Heavens | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Novel | |
| 2020 | The Living Dead | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Horror | |
| 2015 | The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume 1 | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2013 | Scowler | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2011 | Rotters | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Novel | |