| 2024 | Night Watch | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Night Watch | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Night Watch | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2013 | Quiet Dell | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Quiet Dell | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Lark & Termite | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Lark and Termite | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Lark and Termite | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Lark & Termite | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Lark & Termite | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Lark and Termite | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Lark and Termite | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2009 | Lark and Termite | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |