| 2025 | The Haves and Have-Yachts | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | The Have and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultra-Rich | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2025 | The Haves and Have-yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Wildland | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2021 | Wildland | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Joe Biden: American Dreamer | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2020 | Joe Biden: American Dreamer | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2015 | Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China | Lionel Gelber Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · International Affairs | |
| 2014 | Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2014 | Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics and current affairs | |