| 2025 | Paul Auster’s “The New York Trilogy”: City of Glass, Ghosts, The Locked Room | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2023 | Baumgartner | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2021 | Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Biography | |
| 2021 | Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | 4321 | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | 4 3 2 1 | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | 4 3 2 1: A Novel | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | 4 3 2 1 | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | 4 3 2 1 | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2017 | 4 3 2 1: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | 4 3 2 1 | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | 4 3 2 1 | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | 4321 | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | 4 3 2 1 | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2017 | 4 3 2 1 | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2013 | Report From the Interior | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Sunset Park | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Winter Journal | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Winter Journal | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography | |
| 2012 | Winter Journal | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Winter Journal | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Invisible | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Man in the Dark | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Sunset Park | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Invisible | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2009 | Invisible | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2008 | Travels in the Scriptorium | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Man in the Dark | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | The Brooklyn Follies | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Travels in the Scriptorium | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Brooklyn Follies | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 50 | |