| 2018 | The Largesse of the Sea Maiden | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Largesse of the Sea Maiden | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Largesse of the Sea Maiden | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Largesse of the Sea Maiden | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Largesse Of The Sea Maiden: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Largesse of the Sea Maiden | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2018 | Largesse of the Sea Maiden | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Largesse of the Sea Maiden | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Largesse of the Sea Maiden | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Largesse of the Sea Maiden | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2018 | The Largesse of the Sea Maiden | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Largesse of the Sea Maiden | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2014 | The Laughing Monsters | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Laughing Monsters | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2014 | The Laughing Monsters | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2012 | Train Dreams | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Train Dreams | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | Train Dreams | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | Train Dreams | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Train Dreams | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Train Dreams | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2009 | Tree of Smoke | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Nobody Move | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2008 | Tree of Smoke | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Tree of Smoke | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Tree of Smoke | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2007 | Tree of Smoke | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2007 | Tree of Smoke | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Tree of Smoke | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Tree of Smoke | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Tree of Smoke | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Tree of Smoke | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Tree of Smoke | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2007 | Tree of Smoke | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |