| 2025 | Run for the Hills | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | Now Is Not the Time to Panic | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Now Is Not the Time to Panic | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | Now Is Not the Time to Panic | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Nothing to See Here | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2019 | Nothing to See Here | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Nothing to See Here | Read with Jenna source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2019 | Nothing to See Here | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2019 | Nothing to See Here | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2019 | Nothing to See Here | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | Baby, You're Gonna Be Mine | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2011 | The Family Fang | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | The Family Fang | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | The Family Fang | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Family Fang | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Family Fang | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2010 | Tunneling to the Center of the Earth | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2009 | Tunneling to the Center of the Earth | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Single-Author Collection | |
| 2009 | Tunneling to the Center of the Earth | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |