| 2025 | You Like it Darker | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2025 | Never Flinch | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2025 | Hansel and Gretel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Never Flinch: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2024 | You Like It Darker | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Horror | |
| 2024 | You Like It Darker | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | You Like It Darker | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2024 | You Like It Darker | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Holly | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Horror | |
| 2023 | Fairy Tale | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction Book of the Year | |
| 2023 | Holly | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Holly | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2023 | Holly: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2023 | Holly: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Holly | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Thrillers | |
| 2023 | Holly | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2022 | Later | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Horror Novel | |
| 2022 | Billy Summers | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Horror Novel | |
| 2022 | Billy Summers | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2022 | Fairy Tale | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2022 | Gwendy's Final Task | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2022 | Fairy Tale | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Fairy Tale | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Fairy Tale | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Fairy Tale | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2021 | If It Bleeds | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2021 | Later | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2021 | Billy Summers | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2021 | Billy Summers | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Billy Summers | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2021 | Billy Summers | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Institute | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Horror Novel | |
| 2020 | The Institute | British Fantasy Award (Novel) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Horror Novel | |
| 2020 | If It Bleeds | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2020 | If It Bleeds | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Institute | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Horror | |
| 2019 | The Outsider | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Horror Novel | |
| 2019 | The Institute | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | The Institute | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2019 | The Institute | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Institute | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy/Horror | |
| 2018 | Elevation | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Horror | |
| 2018 | The Outsider | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2018 | 11/22/63 | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best of the Best | |
| 2018 | Flight or Fright | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2018 | Elevation | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2017 | Sleeping Beauties | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Horror | |
| 2017 | Sleeping Beauties | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2017 | Gwendy’s Button Box | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2017 | Sleeping Beauties | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | End of Watch | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2016 | End of Watch | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2015 | Mr. Mercedes | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Novel | |
| 2015 | The Bazaar of Bad Dreams | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Single-Author Collection | |
| 2015 | Mr Mercedes | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Gold Dagger | |
| 2015 | Doctor Sleep | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Finders Keepers | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2015 | Finders Keepers | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | Mr. Mercedes | Dashiell Hammett Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Hammett Prize | |
| 2014 | Mr. Mercedes | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2014 | Doctor Sleep | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fantasy Novel | |
| 2014 | Doctor Sleep | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Hardcover Novel | |
| 2014 | Joyland | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2014 | Joyland | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2014 | Mr. Mercedes | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Revival | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Revival: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Best Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2014 | Mr. Mercedes | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Revival | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Revival | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | Revival | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2013 | Doctor Sleep | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Horror | |
| 2013 | Doctor Sleep | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2013 | 11/22/63 | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Joyland | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2013 | Doctor Sleep | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Doctor Sleep: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | When the Money Runs Out: The End of Western Affluence | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Economics and business | |
| 2013 | Doctor Sleep | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Joyland | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Joyland | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Doctor Sleep | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | Doctor Sleep | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2012 | 11/22/63 | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Hardcover Novel | |
| 2012 | The Wind Through the Keyhole | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fantasy | |
| 2012 | 11/22/63 | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2012 | 11/22/63 | British Fantasy Award (Novel) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2012 | 11/22/63 | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2011 | 11/22/1963 | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2011 | 11/22/63 | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Science Fiction | |
| 2011 | 11/22/63 | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | 11/22/63 | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | 11/22/63 | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | 11/22/63 | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2011 | 11/22/63 | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2011 | 11/22/63 | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2010 | Full Dark, No Stars | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction Collection | |
| 2010 | Under the Dome | British Fantasy Award (Novel) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2010 | Full Dark, No Stars | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2009 | Just After Sunset: Stories | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2009 | Under the Dome | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Under the Dome | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2008 | Just After Sunset | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction Collection | |
| 2008 | Duma Key | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2008 | Just After Sunset | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Single-Author Collection | |
| 2008 | Duma Key | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2007 | Lisey's Story | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2006 | Lisey’s Story | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2006 | Lisey's Story | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2006 | Lisey's Story | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2006 | Cell | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 50 | |
| 2006 | Lisey's Story | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 50 | |