| 2024 | So Late in the Day | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction Book of the Year | |
| 2024 | Small Things Like These | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2023 | Small Things Like These | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | So Late In The Day | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2023 | So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2022 | Small Things Like These | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Political Fiction | |
| 2022 | Small Things Like These | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Small Things Like These | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2022 | Foster | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2022 | Foster | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | Foster | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2022 | Small Things Like These | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Small Things Like These | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Small Things Like These | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Small Things Like These | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2021 | Small Things Like These | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Foster | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |