| 2025 | Palaver: A Novel | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Palaver | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Palaver | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | Palaver | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | Palaver | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Palaver | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Palaver | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Palaver | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Palaver: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2025 | Palaver | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2024 | Family Meal | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Gay Fiction | |
| 2023 | Family Meal | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Family Meal | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Family Meal | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Family Meal | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Family Meal | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2021 | Memorial | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Literature | |
| 2021 | Memorial | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Memorial | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Memorial | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Lot | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Gay Fiction | |
| 2020 | Lot | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Literature | |
| 2020 | Lot: Stories | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Literature | |
| 2020 | Memorial | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Lot | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2020 | Lot | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Memorial | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · First Novel | |
| 2020 | Memorial | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | Memorial | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Memorial | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Memorial | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Memorial | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Memorial: A Novel | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2020 | Memorial | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2020 | Memorial: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Memorial | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Memorial | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Memorial | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Memorial | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2020 | Memorial | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2020 | Memorial | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2019 | Lot: Stories | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · John Leonard Prize | |
| 2019 | Lot | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Lot: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Lot: Stories | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2019 | Lot | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Lot | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2019 | Lot: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |