| 2024 | Witness | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Witness | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Witness | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Witness | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Witness | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | Witness: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Witness | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Witness | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Witness | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Witness | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Witness | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | Witness: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Witness: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2019 | A Lucky Man | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | A Lucky Man | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2019 | A Lucky Man | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Short Story Collection | |
| 2019 | Lucky Man | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | A Lucky Man | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | A Lucky Man: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | A Lucky Man: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | A Lucky Man | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | A Lucky Man | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |