| 2025 | The Human Scale | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2025 | The Human Scale | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Mystery | |
| 2023 | Mr. Texas | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Health & Medicine | |
| 2021 | The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Plague Year | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | The End of October | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science Fiction | |
| 2020 | The End of October | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Mystery | |
| 2018 | God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | God Save Texas | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2018 | God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | God Save Texas: A Journey Into The Soul Of The Lone Star State | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | God Save Texas | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | God Save Texas | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David | Lionel Gelber Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · International Affairs | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2014 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: History | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days In September: Carter, Begin, And Sadat At Camp David | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin and Sadat at Camp David | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days in September | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days in September | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days in September | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days in September | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood And The Prison Of Belief | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Going Clear | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Going Clear | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Going Clear | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Going Clear | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Going Clear | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Going Clear | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2007 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | Lionel Gelber Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · International Affairs | |
| 2007 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Project source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics and current affairs | |
| 2006 | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 50 | |