| 2021 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of An American Family | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of An American Family | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top 20 | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family | Oprah's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside The Mind Of An American Family | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science & Technology | |
| 2020 | Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2013 | Lost Girls | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Lost Girls | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2013 | Lost Girls | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Lost Girls | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |