| 2025 | Tell Me Everything | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Tell Me Everything | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Tell Me Everything | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2024 | Tell Me Everything | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Audio books | |
| 2024 | Tell Me Everything | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Tell Me Everything | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2024 | Tell Me Everything | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Tell Me Everything | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Tell Me Everything: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | Lucy by the Sea | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2022 | Oh William! | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Lucy by the Sea | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Lucy by the Sea | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | Lucy by the Sea | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Lucy by the Sea: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | Lucy by the Sea | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2022 | Lucy by the Sea | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2021 | Oh William! | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Oh William! | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Oh William!: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Oh William!: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Oh William! | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2021 | Oh William! | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Oh William! | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Oh William! | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Oh William! | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2021 | Oh William! | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2020 | Olive, Again | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Literature | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Barnes & Noble Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Book of the Year | |
| 2019 | Anything is Possible | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Audiobooks | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Olive Kitteridge | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | The Burgess Boys | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Olive, Again | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | Anything is Possible | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Short Story Collection | |
| 2018 | My Name is Lucy Barton | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Anything Is Possible | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2018 | Anything is Possible | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2017 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Anything Is Possible | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Anything Is Possible | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Anything is Possible | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Anything Is Possible: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Anything Is Possible | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2017 | Anything Is Possible | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Anything Is Possible | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Anything Is Possible | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2017 | Anything is Possible | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · International fiction | |
| 2017 | Anything Is Possible | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Name is Lucy Barton | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Name is Lucy Barton | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Name is Lucy Barton | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2016 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Burgess Boys | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Burgess Boys | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Burgess Boys | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Burgess Boys: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | The Burgess Boys | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2009 | Olive Kitteridge | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Olive Kitteridge | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Olive Kitteridge | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2008 | Olive Kitteridge | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Olive Kitteridge | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2008 | Olive Kitteridge: Fiction | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |