| 2025 | Theory & Practice | Prime Minister's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Theory & Practice | Stella Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Writing | |
| 2025 | Theory & Practice | Miles Franklin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Theory & Practice | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | Theory & Practice: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2025 | Theory & Practice | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2025 | Theory & Practice: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Scary Monsters | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2022 | Scary Monsters | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Scary Monsters | Miles Franklin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Scary Monsters | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Scary Monsters | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Life to Come | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Life to Come | Miles Franklin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Life To Come | Prime Minister's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Life to Come | Stella Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Writing | |
| 2014 | Questions of Travel | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Questions of Travel | Miles Franklin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Questions of Travel | Prime Minister's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Questions of Travel | Stella Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Writing | |
| 2009 | The Lost Dog | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Lost Dog | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |