| 2023 | Our Strangers | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Our Strangers: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2019 | Essays One | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Criticism | |
| 2014 | Can't and Won't: Stories | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Can't And Won't: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Can't and Won't | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Can’t and Won’t | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Can’t and Won’t | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2009 | The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2009 | The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2007 | Varieties of Disturbance: Stories | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Varieties of Disturbance: Stories | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Varieties of Disturbance | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |