| 2025 | The Book of Records | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Book of Records | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | The Book of Records | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | The Book of Records | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | The Book of Records | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2025 | The Book of Records | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Book of Records | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Book of Records | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Book of Records | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2018 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2017 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Scotiabank Giller Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Governor General's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2016 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | Dogs at the Perimeter | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Certainty | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |