| 2023 | Disruptions | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | Disruptions: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Disruptions: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2015 | Voices in the Night | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | We Others: New & Selected Stories | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Short Story Collection | |
| 2012 | We Others | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | We Others | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | We Others | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2008 | Dangerous Laughter | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Single-Author Collection | |
| 2008 | Dangerous Laughter: Thirteen Stories | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2008 | Dangerous Laughter | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Dangerous Laughter | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2008 | Dangerous Laughter | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |