| 2023 | Saving Time | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Saving Time: Discovering A Life Beyond the Clock | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Saving Time: Discovering A Life Beyond the Clock | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2019 | How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | How to Do Nothing | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | How To Do Nothing: Resisting The Attention Economy | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | How to Do Nothing | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | How to Do Nothing | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |