| 2025 | A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Arts & Humanities | |
| 2023 | The Hero of This Book | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2022 | The Hero of This Book | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | The Hero of This Book | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | The Hero of This Book: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | The Hero of This Book: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | The Hero of This Book | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Hero of This Book | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Hero of This Book | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Souvenir Museum: Stories | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Souvenir Museum | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Souvenir Museum: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2019 | Bowlaway | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2019 | Bowlaway: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Bowlaway | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Bowlaway | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Bowlaway | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Bowlaway | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2015 | Thunderstruck | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Short Story Collection | |
| 2014 | Thunderstruck & Other Stories | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Thunderstruck & Other Stories | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Thunderstruck & Other Stories | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Thunderstruck | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2008 | An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2008 | An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination: A Memoir | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |