| 2022 | Ted Kennedy: A Life | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Ted Kennedy: A Life | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | Ted Kennedy: A Life | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Ted Kennedy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Richard Nixon: The Life | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography | |
| 2018 | Richard Nixon: The Life | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography or Autobiography | |
| 2018 | Richard Nixon | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Richard Nixon: The Life | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2017 | Richard Nixon: The Life | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Richard Nixon | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2017 | Richard Nixon: The Life | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Biography | |
| 2011 | Clarence Darrow | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |