| 2025 | Bridge of Sighs | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2016 | Everybody's Fool | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Everybody's Fool: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Everybody's Fool | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Everybody’s Fool | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Everybody’s Fool | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2012 | Elsewhere: A Memoir | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | That Old Cape Magic | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | Bridge of Sighs | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2007 | Bridge of Sighs | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Bridge of Sighs | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2007 | Bridge of Sighs | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | Bridge of Sighs | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |