| 2023 | I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2023 | I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2020 | Collected Stories | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | See What Can Be Done | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2015 | Bark | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Short Story Collection | |
| 2014 | Bark | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2014 | Bark | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Bark | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Bark: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Bark | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Bark | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Bark | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2014 | Bark | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2011 | A Gate at the Stairs | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Gate at the Stairs | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Gate at the Stairs | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | A Gate at the Stairs | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2009 | A Gate at the Stairs | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2009 | A Gate at the Stairs | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2009 | A Gate at the Stairs | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | A Gate at the Stairs | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | A Gate at the Stairs | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2009 | A Gate at the Stairs | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |