| 2016 | The Heavenly Table: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2011 | The Devil All the Time | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2011 | The Devil All the Time | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2011 | The Devil All the Time | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Devil All the Time | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Devil All the Time | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2011 | The Devil All the Time | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2009 | Knockemstiff | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2008 | Knockemstiff | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Knockemstiff: Stories | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Knockemstiff | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |