| 2025 | Memorial Days | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Autobiography | |
| 2025 | Memorial Days | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir | |
| 2025 | Memorial Days: A Memoir | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Memorial Days | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2025 | Memorial Days | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Memorial Days | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Memorial Days | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Memorial Days: A Memoir | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Memorial Days: A Memoir | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Memorial Days | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Horse | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Horse | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2022 | Horse | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Horse | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Horse | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2022 | Horse | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2017 | The Secret Chord | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Secret Chord | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Secret Chord | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Secret Chord | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | The Secret Chord: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | The Secret Chord | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2011 | Caleb's Crossing | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2011 | Caleb’s Crossing | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2011 | Caleb’s Crossing | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | Caleb’s Crossing | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Historical Fiction | |
| 2011 | Caleb's Crossing | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2010 | People of the Book | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | People of the Book | Prime Minister's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | March | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | March | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2006 | March | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year | |