| 2025 | Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun! | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun! | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Culture | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun! | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun! | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2024 | Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books: Top 10 | |
| 2020 | I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay | |
| 2019 | I Like To Watch: Arguing My Way Through the Television Revolution | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Arts & Humanities | |
| 2019 | I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | I Like To Watch: Arguing My Way Through The TV Revolution | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | I Like to Watch | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |