| 2024 | Bone of the Bone: Essays on America From A Daughter of the Working Class, 2013-2024 | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2024 | Bone of the Bone | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | She Come by It Natural | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2018 | Heartland | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Heartland: A Memoir Of Working Hard And Being Broke In The Richest Country On Earth | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Heartland | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke In the Richest Country on Earth | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |