| 2025 | The Scrapbook | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | The Scrapbook | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Historical Fiction | |
| 2021 | Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography or Autobiography | |
| 2021 | Red Comet | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Red Comet | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2020 | Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2020 | Red Comet | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Red Comet | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |