| 2024 | A Year of Last Things | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2024 | A Year of Last Things: Poems | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2020 | Warlight | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Warlight | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2019 | Warlight | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Warlight: A Novel | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Warlight | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Warlight | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2018 | Warlight | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2018 | Warlight | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Warlight | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Warlight: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Warlight | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2018 | Warlight | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Warlight | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Warlight | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Warlight | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Warlight | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2018 | Warlight | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | Warlight | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2013 | The Cat’s Table | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Cat's Table | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Cat's Table | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Cat’s Table | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Cat's Table | Scotiabank Giller Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Cat's Table | Dashiell Hammett Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Hammett Prize | |
| 2011 | The Cat’s Table | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Cat's Table | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2011 | The Cat's Table | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Cat's Table | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Cat’s Table | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Cat’s Table | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | The Cat’s Table | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Cat's Table | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2009 | Divisadero | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Divisadero | Governor General's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Divisadero | Scotiabank Giller Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Divisadero | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2007 | Divisadero | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Divisadero | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Divisadero | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |