| 2024 | Memory Piece | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2024 | Memory Piece | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Memory Piece | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Memory Piece | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2024 | Memory Piece | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2019 | The Leavers | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Leavers | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | |
| 2018 | The Leavers | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Leavers | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Leavers | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Debut Goodreads Author | |
| 2017 | The Leavers | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Leavers: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | The Leavers | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Leavers | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Leavers | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · International fiction | |