| 2025 | The Emperor of All Maladies | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | The Song of the Cell | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Holiday Books | |
| 2022 | The Song of the Cell | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | The Song of the Cell | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2022 | The Song of the Cell | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2022 | The Song of the Cell | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | The Song of the Cell | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | The Song of the Cell | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Song of the Cell | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2022 | The Song of the Cell | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and technology | |
| 2017 | The Gene | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book Prize | |
| 2016 | The Gene | Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Science Book | |
| 2016 | The Gene | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Gene | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science & Technology | |
| 2016 | The Gene: An Intimate History | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Gene: An Intimate History | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Gene: An Intimate History | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2016 | The Gene: An Intimate History | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | The Gene: An Intimate History | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Holiday Books | |
| 2016 | The Gene | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Gene | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | The Gene | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | The Gene: An Intimate History | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2016 | The Gene: An Intimate History | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and technology | |
| 2016 | The Gene: An Intimate History | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |
| 2012 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | |
| 2011 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Project source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize | |
| 2011 | The Emperor of All Maladies | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book Prize | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Science & Technology | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Health & Medicine | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and technology | |
| 2010 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |