| 2025 | The Eleventh Hour | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | The Eleventh Hour | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Eleventh Hour | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Eleventh Hour | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Knife | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | Knife | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir | |
| 2024 | Knife | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2024 | Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Knife | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2024 | Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Knife | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2024 | Knife: Meditations After An Attempted Murder | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2024 | Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | Knife | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Knife | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Knife | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Knife: Meditations After An Attempted Murder | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Victory City | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2023 | Victory City | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Victory City | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Victory City | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | Victory City | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Victory City | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Victory City | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Victory City | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | Victory City: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2023 | Victory City | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2020 | Quichotte | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Quichotte | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Golden House | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Quichotte | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2019 | Quichotte: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Quichotte | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2018 | The Golden House | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Golden House | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Golden House | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | The Golden House: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | The Golden House | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Golden House | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Golden House | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Two Years Eight Months & Twenty-Eight Nights | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2013 | Joseph Anton: A Memoir | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton: A Memoir | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography/Autobiography of the Year | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Biography | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Joseph Anton: A Memoir | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2010 | The Enchantress of Florence | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Enchantress of Florence | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Enchantress of Florence | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Enchantress of Florence | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Enchantress of Florence | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2007 | Shalimar the Clown | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |