| 2025 | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Memoir or Autobiography | |
| 2025 | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · John Leonard Prize | |
| 2024 | Feeding Ghosts | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Autobiography | |
| 2024 | Feeding Ghosts | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2024 | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2024 | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels: Adult | |
| 2024 | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2024 | Feeding Ghosts | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |