| 2025 | Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Health & Medicine | |
| 2025 | Everything is Tuberculosis | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Everything is Tuberculosis | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2025 | Everything Is Tuberculosis | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on A Human-centered Planet | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Fault in Our Stars | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best of the Best | |
| 2017 | Turtles All the Way Down | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2017 | Turtles All the Way Down | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2017 | Turtles All The Way Down | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Turtles All the Way Down | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2017 | Turtles All the Way Down | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2017 | Turtles All the Way Down | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2017 | Turtles All the Way Down | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2017 | Turtles All The Way Down | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young adult | |
| 2014 | The Fault in Our Stars | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2012 | The Fault in our Stars | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2011 | Will Grayson, Will Grayson | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2010 | Will Grayson, Will Grayson | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2010 | Will Grayson, Will Grayson | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2010 | Will Grayson, Will Grayson | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2009 | Paper Towns | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Young Adult | |
| 2009 | Paper Towns | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Children's/Young Adult | |
| 2008 | Paper Towns | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2008 | Paper Towns | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2008 | Paper Towns | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Paper Towns | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2007 | An Abundance of Katherines | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2006 | Looking for Alaska | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2006 | An Abundance of Katherines | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2006 | An Abundance of Katherines | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2006 | An Abundance of Katherines | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2006 | An Abundance of Katherines | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |