| 2021 | Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Arts & Humanities | |
| 2021 | Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2013 | The Searchers | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |