| 2018 | Sea Prayer | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2018 | Sea Prayer | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Sea Prayer | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | And the Mountains Echoed | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | And the Mountains Echoed | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | And the Mountains Echoed | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2013 | And the Mountains Echoed | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2013 | And the Mountains Echoed | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | And The Mountains Echoed | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | And the Mountains Echoed | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | And the Mountains Echoed | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | And the Mountains Echoed | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · More of the Best | |
| 2013 | And the Mountains Echoed | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2013 | And the Mountains Echoed | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2009 | A Thousand Splendid Suns* | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year | |
| 2008 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Popular Fiction | |
| 2007 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2007 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2007 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |