| 2025 | Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Biography | |
| 2025 | Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2025 | Wild Thing | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2025 | Wild Thing | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Wild Thing | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | Wild Thing | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2024 | Wild Thing | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2019 | I Am Dynamite! A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · History | |
| 2019 | I Am Dynamite! | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Literature | |
| 2012 | Strindberg: A Life | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2012 | Strindberg: A Life | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |