| 2025 | Atavists: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Atavists | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Atavists | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Atavists: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2024 | We Loved It All | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2024 | We Loved It All: A Memory of Life | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Literature | |
| 2024 | We Loved It All: A Memory of Life | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Dinosaurs | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | Dinosaurs | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Dinosaurs: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Dinosaurs: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | Dinosaurs | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | A Children's Bible | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | A Children’s Bible | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | A Children's Bible | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | A Children's Bible | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | A Children's Bible | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | A Children's Bible | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | A Children's Bible: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | A Children's Bible: A Novel | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2020 | A Children's Bible: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | A Children's Bible | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | A Children's Bible | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | A Children's Bible | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2020 | A Children’s Bible | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | Fight No More | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2016 | Sweet Lamb of Heaven | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Sweet Lamb of Heaven | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Sweet Lamb of Heaven | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Sweet Lamb of Heaven | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Sweet Lamb of Heaven | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | Mermaids in Paradise | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Mermaids in Paradise | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Magnificence | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Magnificence | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Magnificence | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Magnificence | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Fires Beneath the Sea | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2011 | Ghost Lights | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2010 | Love in Infant Monkeys | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Love in Infant Monkeys | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Love in Infant Monkeys: Stories | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | How the Dead Dream | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | How the Dead Dream | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | How the Dead Dream | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Oh Pure and Radiant Heart | Arthur C. Clarke Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2007 | How the Dead Dream | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |