| 2021 | Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Last Best Hope | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Last Best Hope | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography or Autobiography | |
| 2020 | Our Man | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Our Man | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Biography | |
| 2019 | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2019 | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography & Memoir | |
| 2019 | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke And The End Of The American Century | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Our Man | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Our Man | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2014 | The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding: An Inner History Of The New America | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding: An Inner History Of The New America | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2006 | The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |