| 2024 | Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2024 | Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia | J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Project source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mark Lynton History Prize | |
| 2024 | Judgement at Tokyo | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2023 | Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2023 | Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Judgment at Tokyo | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2023 | Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Judgment at Tokyo | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2014 | The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide | Lionel Gelber Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · International Affairs | |
| 2014 | The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger and a Forgotten Genocide | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Blood Telegram | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Blood Telegram | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | Freedom’s Battle | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | Freedom's Battle | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |