| 2025 | Aflame | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | Aflame: Learning From Silence | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Aflame | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Aflame: Learning from Silence | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Religion | |
| 2023 | The Half Known Life | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | The Half Known Life | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | The Half Known Life | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Religion | |
| 2023 | The Half Known Life | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Travel | |
| 2019 | Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Travel | |
| 2008 | The Open Road | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | The Open Road: The Global Journey of the 14th Dalai Lama | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Religion | |