| 2024 | Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of "Latino" | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Our Migrant Souls | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Our Migrant Souls | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Mythos of "Latino | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2023 | Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of "Latino" | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Our Migrant Souls | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Our Migrant Souls | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Our Migrant Souls | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of "Latino" | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of "Latino" | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books: Top 10 | |
| 2021 | The Last Great Road Bum | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Last Great Road Bum | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Last Great Road Bum | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Last Great Road Bum | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2014 | Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2014 | Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle that Set Them Free | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in A Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: More Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories Of 33 Men Buried In A Chilean Mine, And The Miracle That Set Them Free | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2014 | Deep Down Dark | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Deep Down Dark | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2011 | The Barbarian Nurseries | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Barbarian Nurseries | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |