| 2025 | People Like Us | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2025 | People Like Us | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | People Like Us | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | People Like Us | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | People Like Us | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | People Like Us: Or, The Other Continent, or Johnny Wordcount Stumbles Into A High-end Croissant Bar on the Seine in Search of The Kid & Orders the Big Dream | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2022 | Hell of a Book | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Hell of a Book | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Hell of a Book | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Hell of a Book | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Hell of A Book: Or the Altogether Factual, Wholly Bona Fide Story of A Big Dreams, Hard Luck, American-Made Mad Kid | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Hell of a Book: A Novel | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2021 | Hell of a Book | Read with Jenna source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2021 | Hell of a Book: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Hell of a Book | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Hell of a Book | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Returned | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |