| 2025 | Village Weavers | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | What Storm, What Thunder | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book | |
| 2022 | What Storm, What Thunder | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | What Storm, What Thunder | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | What Storm, What Thunder: A Novel | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2021 | What Storm, What Thunder | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | What Storm, What Thunder | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | What Storm, What Thunder | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | What Storm, What Thunder | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | What Storm, What Thunder | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |