| 2021 | This Is Your Mind on Plants | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | This is Your Mind on Plants | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | This Is Your Mind on Plants | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | This Is Your Mind on Plants | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | How to Change Your Mind | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science & Technology | |
| 2018 | How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | How to Change your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | How To Change Your Mind: What The New Science Of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, And Transcendence | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | How to Change Your Mind | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | How to Change Your Mind | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | How to Change Your Mind | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Cooked | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Food & Cookbooks | |
| 2013 | Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |
| 2009 | Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | In Defense of Food | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2006 | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2006 | Omnivore's Dilemma | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Omnivore's Dilemma | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Omnivore's Dilemma | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Omnivore's Dilemma | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and technology | |
| 2006 | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 50 | |