| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books: Top 10 | |
| 2025 | A Marriage at Sea | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2024 | Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Shipwreck, Survival and Love | Nero Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book of the Year | |
| 2024 | Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Shipwreck, Survival and Love | Nero Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | Maurice and Maralyn | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2024 | Maurice and Maralyn | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |