| 2024 | My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Autobiography | |
| 2024 | My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2024 | My Good Bright Wolf | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2024 | My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2024 | My Good Bright Wolf | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Summerwater | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Political Fiction | |
| 2021 | Summerwater | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Ghost Wall | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Summerwater | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2020 | Summerwater | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Ghost Wall | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Ghost Wall | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Ghost Wall | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | Ghost Wall | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | Ghost Wall | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Ghost Wall | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Ghost Wall | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Tidal Zone | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book Prize | |
| 2017 | Signs for Lost Children | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Signs for Lost Children | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book Prize | |
| 2016 | Signs for Lost Children | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2015 | Bodies of Light | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book Prize | |
| 2015 | Signs for Lost Children | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |