| 2021 | Interior Chinatown | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Interior Chinatown | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Interior Chinatown | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | Interior Chinatown | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Interior Chinatown: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Interior Chinatown | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Interior Chinatown: A Novel | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2020 | Interior Chinatown: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top 20 | |
| 2020 | Interior Chinatown: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Interior Chinatown | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Interior Chinatown | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2011 | How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe | John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best Science Fiction Novel | |
| 2011 | How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · First Novel | |
| 2010 | How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2010 | How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |