| 2025 | Our Evenings | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Gay Fiction | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2024 | Our Evenings: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2019 | The Sparsholt Affair | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Sparsholt Affair | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Sparsholt Affair | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Sparsholt Affair: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Sparsholt Affair | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Sparsholt Affair | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Sparsholt Affair | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2017 | The Sparsholt Affair | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Sparsholt Affair | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Sparsholt Affair | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Stranger’s Child | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Stranger’s Child | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Gay Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Stranger's Child | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Stranger's Child | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Stranger's Child | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2011 | The Stranger's Child | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Stranger’s Child | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | The Stranger's Child | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2011 | The Stranger's Child | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Stranger's Child | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Stranger’s Child | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Stranger’s Child | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | The Stranger’s Child | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Line of Beauty | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |