| 2023 | After the Funeral | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | After the Funeral and Other Stories | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | After the Funeral and Other Stories | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | After the Funeral | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | After the Funeral and Other Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | After the Funeral | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2023 | After the Funeral and Other Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2022 | Free Love | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Free Love | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2020 | Late in the Day | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Literature | |
| 2019 | Late in the Day | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Late in the Day | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Late in the Day | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2017 | Bad Dreams and Other Stories | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Bad Dreams And Other Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Bad Dreams and Other Stories | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Bad Dreams and Other Stories | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2016 | The Past | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | Clever Girl | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Married Love | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | The London Train | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The London Train | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2008 | Sunstroke and Other Stories | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Short Story Collection | |
| 2008 | The Master Bedroom | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Sunstroke | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |