| 2024 | Crook Manifesto | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2024 | Crook Manifesto | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto | Dashiell Hammett Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Hammett Prize | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2023 | Crook Manifesto: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | Harlem Shuffle | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Nickel Boys | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Dashiell Hammett Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Hammett Prize | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Audio books | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top 10 | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2021 | Harlem Shuffle | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2020 | The Nickel Boys | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2020 | The Nickel Boys | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Nickel Boys | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Political Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Nickel Boys | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Nickel Boys | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Nickel Boys | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Nickel Boys | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Literature | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Barnes & Noble Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Book of the Year | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys: A Novel | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2019 | The Nickel Boys | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2018 | The Underground Railroad | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Underground Railroad | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Underground Railroad | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Underground Railroad | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Underground Railroad | Arthur C. Clarke Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2017 | The Underground Railroad | John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best Science Fiction Novel | |
| 2017 | The Underground Railroad | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Underground Railroad | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | |
| 2017 | The Underground Railroad | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2017 | The Underground Railroad | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Historical Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2016 | The Underground Railroad | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |
| 2014 | The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, And Death | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2012 | Zone One | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Sag Harbor | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Zone One | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2011 | Zone One | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2010 | Sag Harbor | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Sag Harbor | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Sag Harbor | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2009 | Sag Harbor | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Sag Harbor | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2009 | Sag Harbor | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2009 | Sag Harbor | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2008 | Apex Hides the Hurt | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Apex Hides the Hurt | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult | |
| 2006 | Apex Hides the Hurt | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |