| 2025 | The City Changes Its Face | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | The City Changes Its Face | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2025 | The City Changes Its Face | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2025 | The City Changes Its Face | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Something Out of Place: Women and Disgust | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2018 | The Lesser Bohemians | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Lesser Bohemians | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Lesser Bohemians | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Lesser Bohemians | Goldsmiths Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Lesser Bohemians | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Lesser Bohemians: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | The Lesser Bohemians | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2016 | The Lesser Bohemians | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Lesser Bohemians | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Lesser Bohemians | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | Desmond Elliott Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2014 | A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2014 | A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2014 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · More of the Best | |
| 2013 | A Girl is a Half-formed Thing | Goldsmiths Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2013 | A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |