| 2016 | Honeydew | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Honeydew | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Honeydew | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2015 | Honeydew | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Honeydew: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | Honeydew | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Honeydew | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Honeydew | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2015 | Honeydew | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2013 | Binocular Vision | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Binocular Vision | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Short Story Collection | |
| 2011 | Binocular Vision | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | Binocular Vision | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |