| 2024 | This Other Eden | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | This Other Eden: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2014 | Enon | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Enon | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Enon | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Enon | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Tinkers | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Tinkers | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Tinkers | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2010 | Tinkers | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Tinkers | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | |
| 2009 | Tinkers | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · First Novel | |
| 2009 | Tinkers | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Tinkers | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |