| 2012 | What It Is Like to Go to War | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Matterhorn | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | What It Is Like to Go to War | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | What It Is Like to Go to War | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2010 | Matterhorn | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · First Novel | |
| 2010 | Matterhorn | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Matterhorn | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Matterhorn | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2010 | Matterhorn | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2010 | Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |