| 2025 | We the People | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2025 | We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2025 | We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | We the People | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2025 | We the People | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2025 | We the People | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2025 | We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | We the People | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | We the People | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2025 | We the People | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics and current affairs | |
| 2025 | We the People: A History of the U.S. | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2024 | The Deadline: Essays | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay | |
| 2023 | The Deadline | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | The Deadline | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | The Deadline: Essays | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | If Then | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | These Truths: A History of the United States | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2019 | These Truths: A History of the United States | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Holiday Books | |
| 2018 | These Truths | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2018 | These Truths: A History of the United States | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | These Truths: A History of the United States | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | These Truths: A History Of The United States | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | These Truths | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | These Truths | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | These Truths | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | These Truths: A History of the United States | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Joe Gould’s Teeth | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | The Secret History of Wonder Woman | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin | J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Project source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Mark Lynton History Prize | |
| 2014 | Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Secret History of Wonder Woman | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Arts & Literature | |
| 2014 | The Secret History Of Wonder Woman | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | The Secret History of Wonder Woman | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Secret History of Wonder Woman | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Secret History of Wonder Woman | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Story of America: Essays on Origins | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay | |
| 2013 | Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2013 | Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Biography | |
| 2013 | The Book of Ages | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Book Of Ages: The Life And Opinions Of Jane Franklin | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | Book of Ages | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Book of Ages | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Book of Ages | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Book of Ages | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | The Mansion of Happiness | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: History | |
| 2012 | The Mansion of Happiness | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | The Mansion of Happiness | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | The Mansion of Happiness | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The Whites of Their Eyes | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |