| 2023 | The Treeline | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth | Wainwright Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Writing on Conservation | |
| 2022 | The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Environment | |
| 2022 | The Treeline | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2017 | City of Thorns | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2016 | City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Culture | |
| 2016 | City Of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2016 | City of Thorns | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Radio Congo: Signals of Hope from Africa's Deadliest War | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Culture | |