| 2025 | The Heart in Winter | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Heart in Winter | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2024 | The Heart in Winter | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Heart in Winter | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Heart in Winter: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2021 | That Old Country Music | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2021 | That Old Country Music: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | That Old Country Music: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2020 | That Old Country Music | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | Night Boat to Tangier | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Night Boat to Tangier | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2019 | Night Boat to Tangier | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Night Boat to Tangier: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Night Boat to Tangier | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | Night Boat To Tangier: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Night Boat to Tangier | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Night Boat to Tangier | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2019 | Night Boat to Tangier | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2017 | Beatlebone | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Beatlebone | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2016 | Winter Papers 2 | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2015 | Beatlebone | Goldsmiths Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Beatlebone | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Beatlebone | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2015 | Beatlebone | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Beatlebone | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Beatlebone | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Beatlebone | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | City of Bohane | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Dark Lies the Island | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2012 | City of Bohane | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | City of Bohane | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · First Novel | |
| 2011 | City of Bohane | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |