| 2023 | Sea of Tranquility | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2023 | Sea of Tranquility | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Sea of Tranquility | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Science Fiction | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Genre Fiction | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science fiction and fantasy | |
| 2022 | Sea of Tranquility | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2021 | The Glass Hotel | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Glass Hotel | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel | Scotiabank Giller Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel: A Novel | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Glass Hotel | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2016 | Station Eleven | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Station Eleven | Arthur C. Clarke Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2015 | Station Eleven | John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best Science Fiction Novel | |
| 2015 | Station Eleven | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Station Eleven | British Fantasy Award (Novel) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Horror Novel | |
| 2015 | Station Eleven | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Station Eleven | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Station Eleven | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |