| 2023 | Be Mine | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2017 | Between Them | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Between Them | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Between Them: Remembering My Parents | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Between Them: Remembering My Parents | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · International non-fiction | |
| 2017 | Between Them | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2015 | Let Me Be Frank With You | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Canada | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Let Me Be Frank With You: A Frank Bascombe Book | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Let Me Be Frank with You | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2014 | Let Me Be Frank With You | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Let Me Be Frank with You | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Let Me Be Frank with You | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | Canada | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Canada | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Canada | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2012 | Canada | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Canada | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2012 | Canada | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Canada | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Canada | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Canada | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2008 | The Lay of the Land | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | The New Granta Book of the American Short Story | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2006 | The Lay of the Land | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |