| 2023 | Shy | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2020 | Lanny | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Lanny | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2019 | Lanny | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Lanny | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Lanny | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Lanny: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Lanny | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | Lanny: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Lanny | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2016 | Grief Is the Thing with Feathers | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Literature | |
| 2016 | Grief Is the Thing With Feathers: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Grief Is the Thing with Feathers | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Grief Is The Thing With Feathers: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Grief Is the Thing with Feathers | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2015 | Grief is the Thing With Feathers | Goldsmiths Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Grief Is the Thing with Feathers | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Grief is the Thing with Feathers | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |