| 2022 | Transcendent Kingdom | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Transcendent Kingdom | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Transcendent Kingdom | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Transcendent Kingdom | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Transcendent Kingdom | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Transcendent Kingdom | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top 20 | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | Read with Jenna source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2018 | Homegoing | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Debut Book of the Year | |
| 2018 | Homegoing | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Homegoing | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book | |
| 2017 | Homegoing | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | |
| 2017 | Homegoing | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Homegoing | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2017 | Homegoing | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Homegoing | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Literature | |
| 2017 | Homegoing | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Homegoing | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · John Leonard Prize | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · First Novel | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2016 | Homegoing: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Historical Fiction | |
| 2016 | Homegoing | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |