| 2025 | Long Island | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction Book of the Year | |
| 2025 | Long Island | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Ship in Full Sail | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2024 | Long Island | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2024 | Long Island | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2024 | Long Island | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2024 | Long Island | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2024 | Long Island | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2024 | Long Island | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Long Island | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Long Island | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Long Island | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Long Island | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Long Island | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Long Island: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2024 | Long Island | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2024 | Long Island: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | The Magician | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Magician | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Literature | |
| 2022 | The Magician | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2022 | A Guest at the Feast | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2021 | The Magician | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Magician: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Magician: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | The Magician | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2021 | The Magician | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Magician | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2021 | The Magician | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Mad, Bad, Dangerous | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2018 | Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2018 | Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary non-fiction | |
| 2018 | Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | House Of Names: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | House of Names | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | House of Names | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | House of Names | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Irish fiction | |
| 2017 | House of Names | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2016 | Nora Webster | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | On Elizabeth Bishop | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Criticism | |
| 2015 | Nora Webster | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Nora Webster | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2015 | On Elizabeth Bishop | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2014 | The Testament of Mary | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: More Fiction | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2014 | Nora Webster | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Testament of Mary | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Testament of Mary | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Testament of Mary | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2012 | The Empty Family | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Gay Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Testament of Mary | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Testament of Mary | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2012 | The Testament of Mary | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Testament of Mary | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | Brooklyn | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Empty Family | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Empty Family | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Empty Family | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Empty Family: Stories | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2011 | The Empty Family: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |
| 2010 | The Empty Family | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2010 | The Empty Family | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Brooklyn | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2009 | Brooklyn | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Brooklyn | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Brooklyn | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Brooklyn | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Brooklyn | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2007 | Mothers and Sons | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Mothers and Sons | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2007 | Mothers and Sons | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Master | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Mothers and Sons | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |