| 2020 | Reaganland | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | Reaganland: America's Right Turn, 1976-1980 | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Reaganland | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976–1980 | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: More Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Invisible Bridge: The Fall Of Nixon And The Rise Of Reagan | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | The Invisible Bridge | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Invisible Bridge | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2008 | Nixonland | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | Nixonland | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | Nixonland | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |