| 2025 | Darkly | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Young Adult Novel | |
| 2024 | Darkly | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2018 | Neverworld Wake | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2018 | Neverworld Wake | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young adult | |
| 2015 | Night Film | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Night Film | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2013 | Night Film | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2013 | Night Film | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2013 | Night Film | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Night Film: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | Night Film | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Night Film | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2008 | Special Topics in Calamity Physics | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Special Topics in Calamity Physics | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | |
| 2006 | Special Topics in Calamity Physics | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · First Novel | |
| 2006 | Special Topics in Calamity Physics | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | Special Topics in Calamity Physics | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Special Topics in Calamity Physics | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Special Topics in Calamity Physics | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2006 | Special Topics in Calamity Physics | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 50 | |