| 2021 | State of Terror | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Grandma's Gardens | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | What Happened | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2017 | What Happened | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography | |
| 2017 | What Happened | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | What Happened | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2017 | What Happened | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | What Happened | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | What Happened | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | What Happened | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Hard Choices | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2014 | Hard Choices | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |