| 2025 | North Woods | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2023 | North Woods | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | North Woods | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | North Woods | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | North Woods | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | North Woods: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2021 | A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | A Registry of My Passage upon the Earth: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2018 | The Winter Soldier | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Winter Soldier | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | A Far Country | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |