| 2020 | Having and Being Had | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | Having And Being Had | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Having and Being Had | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Having and Being Had | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | On Immunity: An Inoculation | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Books | |
| 2014 | On Immunity: An Innoculation | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Criticism | |
| 2014 | On Immunity: An Inoculation | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | On Immunity: An Inoculation | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | On Immunity: An Inoculation | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | On Immunity: An Inoculation | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2014 | On Immunity: An Inoculation | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2014 | On Immunity | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | On Immunity | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | On Immunity | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | On Immunity: An Inoculation | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | On Immunity | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | On Immunity: An Inoculation | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2009 | Notes From No Man's Land: American Essays | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Criticism | |