| 2025 | Room on the Sea: Three Novellas | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Roman Year: A Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2024 | Roman Year | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Homo Irrealis: Essays | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay | |
| 2021 | Homo Irrealis | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Find Me | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Find Me | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2019 | Find Me | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Alibis: Essays on Elsewhere | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay | |
| 2011 | Alibis: Essays on Elsewhere | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Call Me By Your Name | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Call Me By Your Name | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Gay Fiction | |
| 2007 | Call Me by Your Name | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Call Me by Your Name | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2007 | Call Me By Your Name | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | Call Me by Your Name | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |