| 2021 | In the Dream House | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Literature | |
| 2020 | In the Dream House | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · LGBTQ Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | In the Dream House: A Memoir | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | In the Dream House: A Memoir | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | The Low, Low Woods | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics | |
| 2020 | The Low, Low Woods | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House: A Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House: A Memoir | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House: A Memoir | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography & Memoir | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2019 | In The Dream House: A Memoir | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House: A Memoir | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House: A Memoir | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | In the Dream House: A Memoir | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Her Body and Other Parties | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Lesbian Fiction | |
| 2018 | Her Body and Other Parties | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2018 | Her Body and Other Parties: Stories | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2018 | Her Body and Other Parties | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2018 | Her Body and Other Parties | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Collection | |
| 2018 | Her Body and Other Parties | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · John Leonard Prize | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Single-Author Collection | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Otherwise Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Otherwise Award | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Mint Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Her Body And Other Parties: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2017 | Her Body and Other Parties | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |