| 2022 | To Paradise | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2022 | To Paradise | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | To Paradise | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | To Paradise | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | To Paradise | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | To Paradise | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2022 | To Paradise | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2017 | A Little Life | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | A Little Life | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | A Little Life | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | A Little Life | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The People in the Trees | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | A Little Life: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A Little Life | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2014 | The People in the Trees | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2014 | The People in the Trees | The Kitschies source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Golden Tentacle (Debut) | |
| 2013 | The People in the Trees | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The People in the Trees | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The People in the Trees | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |