| 2025 | Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Life+Style | |
| 2024 | My Thoughts Have Wings | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | You Could Make This Place Beautiful | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2023 | You Could Make This Place Beautiful | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography & Memoir | |
| 2023 | You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2023 | You Could Make This Place Beautiful | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Goldenrod | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2021 | Goldenrod: Poems | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |