| 2025 | Will There Ever Be Another You | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2025 | Will There Ever Be Another You | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Will There Ever Be Another You | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | No One Is Talking About This | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Literature | |
| 2022 | No One is Talking About This | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | No One is Talking about This | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · First Novel | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2021 | No One Is Talking About This | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy: A Memoir | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy: A Memoir | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Priestdaddy | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2014 | Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |