| 2025 | Colored Television | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book | |
| 2025 | Colored Television | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Colored Television | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2024 | Colored Television | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books: Top 10 | |
| 2017 | New People | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | New People | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | New People | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | New People | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | New People | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2012 | You Are Free | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |