| 2019 | Circe | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2019 | Circe | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Adult Literature | |
| 2019 | Circe | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Circe | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Circe | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fantasy | |
| 2018 | Circe | The Kitschies source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Red Tentacle (Novel) | |
| 2018 | Circe | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2018 | Circe | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Circe | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Circe: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Circe | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Circe: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2018 | Circe | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2018 | Circe | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Circe | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Circe | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Circe | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Circe | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Circe | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Circe | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Circe | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Circe | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | Circe | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science fiction and fantasy | |
| 2013 | The Song of Achilles | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Literature | |
| 2012 | The Song of Achilles | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Song of Achilles | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Song of Achilles | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2012 | The Song of Achilles | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |