| 2016 | The Paying Guests | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Paying Guests | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Paying Guests | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Paying Guests | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: More Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Paying Guests | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | The Little Stranger | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Little Stranger | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Little Stranger | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2009 | The Little Stranger | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Little Stranger | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Little Stranger | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Little Stranger | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2009 | The Little Stranger | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Night Watch | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | The Night Watch | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Lesbian Fiction | |
| 2007 | The Night Watch | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Literature | |
| 2007 | The Night Watch | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2006 | The Night Watch | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Night Watch | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Night Watch | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Night Watch | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Night Watch | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |