| 2023 | Unruly | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Humor | |
| 2022 | Utopia Avenue | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Utopia Avenue | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Utopia Avenue | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2020 | Utopia Avenue | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2020 | Utopia Avenue: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Utopia Avenue | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2020 | Utopia Avenue | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Utopia Avenue | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2020 | Cloud Atlas | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Books | |
| 2017 | Slade House | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Bone Clocks | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Bone Clocks | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2015 | The Bone Clocks | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Slade House | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2015 | Slade House | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Slade House | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Slade House: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Fiction | |
| 2015 | Slade House: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse (And Other Lessons From Modern Life) | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | Slade House | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: More Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2014 | The Bone Clocks | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |
| 2012 | Back Story | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography/Autobiography of the Year | |
| 2012 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Sue Feder Historical Mystery | |
| 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2008 | Black Swan Green | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Black Swan Green | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2006 | Black Swan Green: A Novel | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Black Swan Green | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2006 | Black Swan Green | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Cloud Atlas | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Black Swan Green | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2006 | Black Swan Green | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | Black Swan Green | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Black Swan Green | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2006 | Black Swan Green | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |