| 2025 | What We Can Know | Nero Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: General & Historical Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2025 | What We Can Know | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy | |
| 2022 | Lessons | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Audio books | |
| 2022 | Lessons: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | Lessons | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2022 | Lessons | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Lessons | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Lessons | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Lessons | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Lessons | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2022 | Lessons | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2019 | Machines Like Me | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science Fiction | |
| 2019 | Machines Like Me | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Machines Like Me | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Nutshell | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Children Act | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Nutshell | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Nutshell: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Nutshell | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2016 | Nutshell | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Nutshell | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Nutshell | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2016 | The Nutshell | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Children Act | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Sweet Tooth | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Children Act | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Children Act | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | The Children Act | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | The Children Act | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Children Act | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Children Act | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Children Act | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2013 | Sweet Tooth | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Solar | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Sweet Tooth | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2012 | Sweet Tooth | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Sweet Tooth | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2012 | Sweet Tooth | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Sweet Tooth | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Sweet Tooth | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2012 | Sweet Tooth | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2010 | Solar | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Solar | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Solar | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2009 | On Chesil Beach | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | On Chesil Beach | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book of the Year | |
| 2007 | On Chesil Beach | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Saturday | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | On Chesil Beach | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2007 | On Chesil Beach | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | On Chesil Beach | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | On Chesil Beach | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | On Chesil Beach | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | On Chesil Beach | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2007 | On Chesil Beach | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |