| 2025 | Parallel Lines | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Political Fiction | |
| 2025 | Parallel Lines | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Dunbar (Hogarth Shakespeare) | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Dunbar | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Dunbar | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | At Last: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2012 | At Last | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | At Last | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | At Last | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Patrick Melrose Novels: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, and Mother's Milk | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | At Last | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | At Last | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | At Last | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2011 | At Last | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Mother's Milk | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |