| 2025 | Joyride | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir | |
| 2025 | Joyride | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | Joyride | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | Joyride: A Memoir | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Arts & Humanities | |
| 2025 | Joyride: A Memoir | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Joyride: A Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2025 | Joyride | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2025 | Joyride | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | On Animals | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | The Library Book | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | The Library Book | Reese's Book Club source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2018 | The Library Book | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2018 | The Library Book | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | The Library Book | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Library Book | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: History & Travel | |
| 2018 | The Library Book | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Library Book | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Library Book | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | The Library Book | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2011 | Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Arts & Literature | |
| 2011 | Rin Tin Tin | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | Rin Tin Tin | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2011 | Rin Tin Tin | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |