| 2023 | Death Valley: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2022 | Milk Fed: A Novel | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Bisexual Fiction | |
| 2021 | Milk Fed | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Milk Fed | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Milk Fed | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Milk Fed | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2021 | Milk Fed | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Pisces | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Pisces | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · First Novel | |
| 2018 | The Pisces | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Pisces | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Pisces | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2016 | So Sad Today: Personal Essays | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | So Sad Today | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2016 | So Sad Today: Personal Essays | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |