| 2025 | Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Beneath A Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Beneath A Ruthless Sun: A True Story Of Violence, Race, And Justice Lost And Found | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Beneath a Ruthless Sun | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2018 | Beneath a Ruthless Sun | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Devil in the Grove | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Fact Crime | |
| 2012 | The Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |