| 2025 | Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle To Make Spousal Rape a Crime | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2023 | Scoundrel | Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best Nonfiction Crime Book | |
| 2023 | Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Critical/Nonfiction Work | |
| 2022 | Scoundrel | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | Scoundrel | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Critical/Nonfiction Work | |
| 2020 | Unspeakable Acts: True Tales Of Crime, Murder, Deceit, And Obsession | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World | Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Nonfiction Crime Book | |
| 2019 | The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Nonfiction/Critical | |
| 2019 | The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Critical/Nonfiction Work | |
| 2018 | The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping Of Sally Horner And The Novel That Scandalized The World | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Critical/Nonfiction Work | |