| 2025 | All the Way to the River | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir | |
| 2025 | All the Way to the River | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | All the Way to the River | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2020 | City of Girls | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | City of Girls | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2019 | City of Girls | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | City of Girls | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2019 | City of Girls | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2015 | The Signature of All Things | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Big Magic | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Big Magic | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Lifestyle | |
| 2014 | The Signature of All Things | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book Prize | |
| 2014 | The Signature of All Things | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Signature of All Things | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Signature of All Things | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Signature of All Things | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Signature of All Things | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | The Signature of All Things | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2013 | The Signature of All Things | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Signature of All Things | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Signature of All Things | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Signature of All Things | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | The Signature of All Things | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2006 | Eat, Pray, Love | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | Eat, Pray, Love | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |