| 2022 | How Beautiful We Were | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | How Beautiful We Were | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | How Beautiful We Were | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | How Beautiful We Were | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | How Beautiful We Were | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | How Beautiful We Were | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2021 | How Beautiful We Were | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | Behold the Dreamers | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Behold the Dreamers | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Behold the Dreamers | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Behold the Dreamers | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2016 | Behold the Dreamers | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Debut Goodreads Author | |
| 2016 | Behold the Dreamers: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Behold the Dreamers | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Behold The Dreamers: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Behold the Dreamers | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Behold the Dreamers | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2016 | Behold the Dreamers | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |