| 2024 | By Any Other Name | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2022 | Mad Honey | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Wish You Were Here | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2018 | A Spark of Light | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2018 | A Spark of Light | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Small Great Things | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Small Great Things | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Storyteller | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Leaving Time | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Leaving Time: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Best Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2013 | The Storyteller | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Storyteller | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · More of the Best | |
| 2011 | Sing You Home | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Favorite Book of 2011 | |
| 2011 | Sing You Home | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Sing You Home | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | House Rules | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2009 | Handle with Care | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | Nineteen Minutes | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2006 | My Sister's Keeper | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Popular Fiction | |
| 2006 | My Sister’s Keeper | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |