| 2025 | The Dry Season | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in A Year Without Sex | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2025 | The Dry Season | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Girlhood | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · LGBTQ Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Girlhood | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Criticism | |
| 2021 | Girlhood | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Girlhood: Essays | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Girlhood | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Girlhood | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Abandon Me: Memoirs | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Memoir/Biography | |
| 2017 | Abandon Me | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |