| 2025 | The Dead Cat Tail Assassins | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2025 | The Dead Cat Tail Assassins | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fantasy Novel | |
| 2024 | Abeni's Song | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Abeni's Song | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lodestar | |
| 2024 | The Dead Cat Tail Assassins | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2024 | The Dead Cat Tail Assassins | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Dead Cat Tail Assassins | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2024 | The Dead Cat Tail Assassins | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | The Dead Cat Tail Assassins | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2024 | The Dead Cat Tail Assassins | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | A Master of Djinn | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · First Novel | |
| 2022 | A Master of Djinn | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2022 | A Master of Djinn | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel - Adult | |
| 2022 | A Master of Djinn | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Adult Literature | |
| 2022 | A Master of Djinn | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2022 | A Master of Djinn | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2021 | Ring Shout | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novella | |
| 2021 | Ring Shout | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Ring Shout | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novella | |
| 2021 | Ring Shout | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novella | |
| 2021 | A Master of Djinn | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2021 | A Master of Djinn | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | A Master of Djinn | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2020 | The Haunting of Tram Car 015 | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Adult Literature | |
| 2020 | The Haunting of Tram Car 015 | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novella | |
| 2020 | The Haunting of Tram Car 015 | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novella | |
| 2020 | Ring Shout | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2020 | Ring Shout | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novella | |
| 2020 | The Haunting of Tram Car 015 | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novella | |
| 2020 | Ring Shout | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Genre Fiction | |
| 2020 | Ring Shout, Or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Ring Shout | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | The Black God’s Drums | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2019 | The Black God's Drums | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novella | |
| 2019 | The Black God's Drums | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novella | |
| 2019 | The Haunting Of Tram Car 015 | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |