| 2022 | My Monticello | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | My Monticello: Fiction | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | |
| 2021 | My Monticello | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | My Monticello | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · John Leonard Prize | |
| 2021 | My Monticello | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | My Monticello | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2021 | My Monticello: Fiction | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | My Monticello: Fiction | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2021 | My Monticello: Fiction | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | My Monticello | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | My Monticello | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | My Monticello | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2021 | My Monticello | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |