| 2024 | My Black Country: A Journey through Country Music’s Black Past, Present, and Future | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: The Arts | |
| 2024 | My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2024 | My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | Black Bottom Saints | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Black Bottom Saints | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Black Bottom Saints: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Black Bottom Saints | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |