| 2023 | The Candy House | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | The Candy House: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2022 | The Candy House: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Candy House | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2019 | Manhattan Beach | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Manhattan Beach | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Manhattan Beach | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2018 | Manhattan Beach | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2017 | Manhattan Beach | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2012 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2011 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2011 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Visit From the Goon Squad | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2010 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Visit From the Goon Squad | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2010 | A Visit From the Goon Squad | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Visit From the Goon Squad | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Visit From the Goon Squad | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2010 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2010 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2008 | The Keep | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Keep | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Keep | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |