| 2025 | The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Historical Fiction | |
| 2025 | The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Wrong End of the Telescope | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Angel of History | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Gay Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Angel of History | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | An Unnecessary Woman | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Angel Of History: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | An Unnecessary Woman | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN Open Book Award | |
| 2014 | An Unnecessary Woman | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | An Unnecessary Woman | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | An Unnecessary Woman | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | An Unnecessary Woman | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | An Unnecessary Woman | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | An Unnecessary Woman | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | An Unnecessary Woman | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Hakawati / Storyteller | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Hakawati | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |