| 2025 | The Zorg | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2025 | The Zorg | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | The Zorg | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2025 | The Zorg | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Cobalt Red | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Cobalt Red | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Business | |
| 2023 | Cobalt Red | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |