| 2025 | To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Criticism | |
| 2025 | To Save and To Destroy: Writing as an Other | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2024 | A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Simone | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Simone | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | A Man of Two Faces | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2023 | A Man of Two Faces | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography & Memoir | |
| 2023 | A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2023 | A Man of Two Faces | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | The Committed | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | The Committed | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Committed | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Committed: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | The Committed | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2021 | The Committed | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Committed | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Refugees | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Sympathizer | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Refugees | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Refugees | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Refugees | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | The Refugees | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | The Refugees | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | The Refugees | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | The Refugees | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Refugees | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2017 | The Sympathizer | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Holiday Books | |
| 2016 | The Sympathizer | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best First Novel | |
| 2016 | The Sympathizer | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Sympathizer | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Sympathizer | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Sympathizer | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | The Sympathizer: A Novel | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2016 | The Sympathizer | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2016 | The Sympathizer | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Nothing Ever Dies | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · First Novel | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Sympathizer | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |