| 2018 | The Female Persuasion | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Female Persuasion | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Female Persuasion | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Female Persuasion: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Female Persuasion | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Female Persuasion | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Female Persuasion | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Female Persuasion | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2018 | The Female Persuasion | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | Belzhar | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Belzhar | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2014 | Belzhar | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2014 | Belzhar | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2013 | The Interestings | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Interestings | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | The Interestings | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | The Interestings | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Interestings | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Interestings | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Interestings | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | The Interestings | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Uncoupling | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | The Uncoupling | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Uncoupling | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Position | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |