| 2021 | A Calling for Charlie Barnes | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | A Calling for Charlie Barnes | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | A Calling for Charlie Barnes: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | A Calling for Charlie Barnes | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2017 | The Dinner Party and Other Stories | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | The Dinner Party: And Other Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | The Dinner Party | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2017 | The Dinner Party and Other Stories | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | To Rise Again at a Decent Hour | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Literature | |
| 2014 | To Rise Again at a Decent Hour: A Novel | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | To Rise Again at a Decent Hour | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | To Rise Again at a Decent Hour | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | To Rise Again At A Decent Hour: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | To Rise Again at a Decent Hour | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | To Rise Again at a Decent Hour | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | To Rise Again at a Decent Hour | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Unnamed | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Unnamed | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Unnamed | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Unnamed | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2009 | Then We Came To An End | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Then We Came to the End | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | |
| 2008 | Then We Came to the End | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2008 | Then We Came to the End | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year | |
| 2007 | Then We Came to the End | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Then We Came to the End | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2007 | Then We Came to the End | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Then We Came to the End | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Then We Came to the End | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Then We Came to the End | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2007 | Then We Came to the End | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |