| 2020 | Solitary: My Story of Transformation and Hope | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Solitary | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Solitary | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Solitary: Unbroken By Four Decades In Solitary Confinement | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Solitary | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2019 | Solitary | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2019 | Solitary | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Solitary | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement. My Story of Transformation and Hope | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Solitary | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |