| 2022 | Still Life | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2021 | Still Life | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | Tin Man | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Tin Man | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Tin Man | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Tin Man | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2017 | Tin Man | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · International fiction | |
| 2013 | When God was a Rabbit | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | When God Was a Rabbit | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · New Writer of the Year | |
| 2011 | When God Was a Rabbit | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2011 | When God Was a Rabbit | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Paperback of the Year | |
| 2011 | When God Was a Rabbit | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2011 | When God Was a Rabbit | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |