| 2025 | Indignity: A Life Reimagined | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Indignity: A Life Reimagined | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2025 | Indignity: A Life Reimagined | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Indignity: A Life Reimagined | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2022 | Free | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Free | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Free: Coming of Age at the End of History | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography | |
| 2021 | Free: Coming of Age at the End of History | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2021 | Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Free: Coming of Age at the End of History | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |