| 2022 | Fantastic Four: Full Circle | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2020 | Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Wagnerism: Art And Politics In The Shadow Of Music | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Classical music | |
| 2020 | Wagnerism | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Listen to This | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay | |
| 2010 | Listen to This | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · History | |
| 2008 | The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2007 | The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Criticism | |
| 2007 | The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2007 | The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Culture | |
| 2007 | The Rest Is Noise | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | The Rest Is Noise | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | The Rest Is Noise | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |