| 2024 | Lucky | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2020 | Perestroika In Paris: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Golden Age | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Some Luck | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Twenty Yawns | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | Twenty Yawns | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2015 | Golden Age | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Golden Age: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | Early Warning | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Golden Age | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Golden Age | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | Some Luck | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Some Luck | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2014 | Some Luck | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Some Luck | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: More Fiction | |
| 2014 | Some Luck: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Some Luck | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Some Luck | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Some Luck | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | Some Luck | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |
| 2010 | Private Life | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2010 | A Good Horse | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2010 | Private Life | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | Ten Days in the Hills | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |