| 2025 | Blackouts | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Blackouts | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Gay Fiction | |
| 2024 | Blackouts | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Political Fiction | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Blackouts: A Novel | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | Blackouts: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Blackouts | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2013 | We the Animals | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | We the Animals | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | We the Animals | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | We the Animals | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2011 | We the Animals | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |