| 2015 | The Son | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Son | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Son | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Son | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2013 | The Son | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | The Son | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | The Son | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2013 | The Son | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Son | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Son | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Son | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Son | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Son | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | The Son | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · More of the Best | |
| 2013 | The Son | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2011 | American Rust | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | American Rust | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | |
| 2009 | American Rust | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · First Novel | |
| 2009 | American Rust | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2009 | American Rust | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | American Rust | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2009 | American Rust | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |