| 2025 | The Bezzle | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2025 | Enshittification | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Picks and Shovels | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Enshittification | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2025 | Picks and Shovels | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy | |
| 2025 | Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science & Technology | |
| 2024 | Red Team Blues | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2021 | Attack Surface | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2018 | Walkaway | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2017 | Walkaway: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Walkaway | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Homeland | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Book | |
| 2014 | In Real Life | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics | |
| 2014 | In Real Life | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Graphic Novels | |
| 2013 | The Rapture of the Nerds | John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best Science Fiction Novel | |
| 2013 | Pirate Cinema | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Book | |
| 2010 | Makers | John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best Science Fiction Novel | |
| 2010 | For the Win | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2009 | Little Brother | John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Science Fiction Novel | |
| 2009 | Little Brother | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2009 | Little Brother | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Book | |
| 2009 | Little Brother | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2008 | Overclocked | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2008 | Little Brother | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2008 | Little Brother | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2008 | Little Brother | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2008 | Little Brother | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Little Brother | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Little Brother | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2006 | Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fantasy Novel | |