| 2023 | Tremor | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tremor | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Tremor | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tremor | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tremor | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tremor | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tremor | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tremor: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Tremor | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2022 | Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay | |
| 2017 | Known and Strange Things | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay | |
| 2017 | Known and Strange Things | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | |
| 2017 | Blind Spot | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Blind Spot | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Photography | |
| 2016 | Known and Strange Things | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Known and Strange Things | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Every Day Is for the Thief | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN Open Book Award | |
| 2014 | Every Day Is For The Thief: Fiction | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Every Day is for the Thief | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Open City | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | |
| 2011 | Open City | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Open City | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Open City | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Open City | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Open City | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Open City | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |