| 2025 | The Emperor of Gladness | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Emperor of Gladness | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | The Emperor of Gladness | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | The Emperor of Gladness | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2025 | The Emperor of Gladness | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | The Emperor of Gladness | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Emperor of Gladness | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2025 | The Emperor of Gladness | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 20 | |
| 2023 | Time Is a Mother | Griffin Poetry Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · International | |
| 2022 | Time Is a Mother | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2022 | Time Is a Mother | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | Time Is A Mother | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Time Is a Mother | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Time Is a Mother | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | Time Is a Mother | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2022 | Time is a Mother | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2021 | On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book | |
| 2020 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Literature | |
| 2020 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Gay Fiction | |
| 2020 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2020 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · First Novel | |
| 2019 | On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Debut Novel | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2019 | On Earth, We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Debut Novels | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2017 | Night Sky with Exit Wounds | Forward Prizes for Poetry source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best First Collection | |
| 2017 | Night Sky with Exit Wounds | T. S. Eliot Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Poetry | |
| 2017 | Night Sky with Exit Wounds | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Gay Poetry | |
| 2017 | Night Sky with Exit Wounds | Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Kate Tufts Discovery Award | |
| 2017 | Night Sky with Exit Wounds | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Night Sky with Exit Wounds | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2016 | Night Sky With Exit Wounds | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Night Sky with Exit Wounds | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2016 | Night Sky with Exit Wounds | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |