| 2020 | The Starless Sea | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fantasy Novel | |
| 2019 | The Starless Sea | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2019 | The Starless Sea | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | The Starless Sea | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2019 | The Starless Sea: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | The Starless Sea | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science Fiction & Fantasy | |
| 2019 | The Starless Sea | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science fiction and fantasy | |
| 2019 | The Starless Sea | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2013 | The Night Circus | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Night Circus | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2012 | The Night Circus | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · First Novel | |
| 2012 | The Night Circus | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Adult Literature | |
| 2012 | The Night Circus | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | The Kitschies source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Golden Tentacle (Debut) | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Favorite Book of 2011 | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Night Circus | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |