| 2025 | An Immense World: How Animals Sense Earth's Amazing Secrets | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2025 | An Immense World (Young Readers Edition) | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2025 | An Immense World (Young Readers Edition): How Animals Sense Earth’s Amazing Secrets | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Middle to High School | |
| 2023 | An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us | Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Science Book | |
| 2023 | An Immense World | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | Barnes & Noble Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Book of the Year | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Science & Technology | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top 10 | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2022 | An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2022 | An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science & Technology | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and technology | |
| 2022 | An Immense World | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2022 | An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2017 | I Contain Multitudes | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book Prize | |
| 2017 | I Contain Multitudes | Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Science Book | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Science & Technology | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science & Technology | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes within Us and a Grander View of Life | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Health & Medicine | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and A Grander View of Life | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us And A Grander View Of Life | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2016 | I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and technology | |