| 2025 | The Paris Express | Scotiabank Giller Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Paris Express | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | The Paris Express | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Historical Fiction | |
| 2024 | Haven | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Learned By Heart | Writers' Trust of Canada Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Learned by Heart | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Learned by Heart | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Haven | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2021 | The Pull of the Stars | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2020 | The Pull of the Stars | Scotiabank Giller Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Pull of the Stars | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Pull of the Stars: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | The Pull Of The Stars: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | The Pull of the Stars | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Pull of the Stars | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Pull of the Stars | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Pull of the Stars | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2019 | Akin | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Wonder | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Lotterys Plus One | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children’s | |
| 2017 | The Lotterys Plus One | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2017 | The Lotterys Plus One | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | The Wonder | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2016 | The Wonder | Scotiabank Giller Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Wonder | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Wonder: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Wonder | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Wonder | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | The Wonder | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2016 | The Wonder | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Wonder | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Wonder | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2015 | Frog Music | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Literature | |
| 2014 | Frog Music | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2014 | Frog Music | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2014 | Frog Music | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Frog Music | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2013 | Astray | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Room | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Sealed Letter | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Astray | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2012 | Astray | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Room | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2011 | Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Room | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Paperback of the Year | |
| 2011 | Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Room | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2011 | Room | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Room | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Room | Writers' Trust of Canada Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Room | Governor General's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Room | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Room | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2010 | Room | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2010 | Room | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Room | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Room | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Room | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Room | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2010 | Room | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2010 | Room | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |
| 2009 | The Sealed Letter | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Lesbian Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Sealed Letter | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Literature | |
| 2008 | The Sealed Letter | Scotiabank Giller Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Best Lesbian Erotica 2007 | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Erotica | |