| 2024 | Adventures of Mary Jane | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2021 | The Story of More (Adapted for Young Adults): How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | The Story of More | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science & Technology | |
| 2019 | Lab Girl | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2017 | Lab Girl | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | |
| 2017 | Lab Girl | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Autobiography | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Lab Girl | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |