| 2022 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Project source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize | |
| 2022 | Empire of Pain | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction | |
| 2022 | Empire of Pain | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year | |
| 2022 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Rogues | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Rogues | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History & Biography | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Non-Fiction | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top 10 | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Business | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics and current affairs | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2021 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2020 | Say Nothing | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Political Writing | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder And Memory In Northern Ireland | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2010 | The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream | J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Project source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize | |
| 2009 | The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | The Snakehead | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |