| 2025 | City Summer, Country Summer | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2025 | City Summer, Country Summer | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Heavy: An American Memoir | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Heavy: An American Memoir | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Heavy: An American Memoir | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose | |
| 2018 | Heavy | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Heavy | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2018 | Heavy: An American Memoir | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Arts & Literature | |
| 2018 | Heavy: An American Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Heavy: An American Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2018 | Heavy: An American Memoir | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography & Memoir | |
| 2018 | Heavy | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2018 | Heavy: An American Memoir | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Heavy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Heavy | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Heavy: An American Memoir | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Heavy: An American Memoir | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Heavy: An American Memoir | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |