| 2024 | The Spoiled Heart | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2024 | The Spoiled Heart | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Spoiled Heart | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Spoiled Heart | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2022 | China Room | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2022 | China Room | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | China Room | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2021 | China Room | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | China Room | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | China Room: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | China Room | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Year of the Runaways | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Year of the Runaways | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Literature | |
| 2016 | The Year Of The Runaways: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | The Year of the Runaways | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Year of the Runaways | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Year of the Runaways | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Year of the Runaways | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | The Year of the Runaways | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Year of the Runaways | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Year of the Runaways | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |