| 2025 | Black Woods, Blue Sky | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | To The Bright Edge of the World | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | To the Bright Edge of the World | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | To The Bright Edge of the World | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2016 | To the Bright Edge of the World: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | To the Bright Edge of the World | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | To the Bright Edge of the World | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Historical Fiction | |
| 2016 | To the Bright Edge of the World | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2016 | To the Bright Edge of the World | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |
| 2014 | The Snow Child | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Snow Child | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Snow Child | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2012 | The Snow Child | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · First Novel | |
| 2012 | The Snow Child | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Snow Child | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Historical Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Snow Child | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Snow Child | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |