| 2025 | Creation Lake | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2024 | Creation Lake: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books: Top 10 | |
| 2021 | The Hard Crowd: Essays, 2000–2020 | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Arts & Literature | |
| 2021 | The Hard Crowd: Essays 2000-2020 | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Hard Crowd | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | The Mars Room | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Mars Room | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2015 | The Flamethrowers | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Flamethrowers | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2014 | The Flamethrowers | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | The Flamethrowers | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2010 | Telex from Cuba | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Telex from Cuba | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Telex from Cuba | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Telex from Cuba | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult | |
| 2008 | Telex from Cuba | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2008 | Telex From Cuba | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2008 | Telex from Cuba | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |