| 2021 | The Vanishing Half | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Vanishing Half | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction Book of the Year | |
| 2021 | The Vanishing Half | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Political Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Vanishing Half | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Vanishing Half | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Vanishing Half | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Historical Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Barnes & Noble Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Book of the Year | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half: A Novel | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top 20 | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Vanishing Half | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2018 | The Mothers | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Mothers | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2016 | The Mothers | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Debut Goodreads Author | |
| 2016 | The Mothers | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Mothers: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Mothers | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Mothers | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2016 | The Mothers: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | The Mothers | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |