| 2025 | Three Days in June | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Three Days in June | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | French Braid: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Redhead by the Side of the Road | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Redhead by the Side of the Road | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Clock Dance | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Clock Dance | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2018 | Clock Dance | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | A Spool of Blue Thread | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | A Spool of Blue Thread | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Spool of Blue Thread | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Spool of Blue Thread | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Spool of Blue Thread | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Spool of Blue Thread | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Spool of Blue Thread | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | A Spool of Blue Thread | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | A Spool Of Blue Thread: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | A Spool of Blue Thread | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2015 | A Spool of Blue Thread | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Beginner’s Goodbye | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Beginner's Goodbye | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Beginner’s Goodbye | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Beginner's Goodbye | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2008 | Digging to America | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Digging To America | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Amateur Marriage | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Digging to America | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2006 | Digging to America | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2006 | Digging to America | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2006 | Digging to America | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |