| 2023 | By Hands Now Known | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Historical Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow's Legal Executioners | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2022 | By Hands Now Known | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | By Hands Now Known | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2022 | By Hands Now Known | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow's Legal Executioners | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow's Legal Executioners | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | By Hands Now Known | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow's Legal Executioners | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |