| 2022 | Great Circle | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Great Circle | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | You Have a Friend in 10A: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | Read with Jenna source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2021 | Great Circle: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2021 | Great Circle | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2014 | Astonish Me | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Seating Arrangements | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | |
| 2012 | Seating Arrangements | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Literature | |
| 2012 | Seating Arrangements | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · First Novel | |