| 2025 | Great American Marine Corps Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2015 | Satin Island | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Satin Island | Goldsmiths Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Satin Island | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Satin Island | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Satin Island: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | Satin Island | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2015 | Satin Island | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | C | John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best Science Fiction Novel | |
| 2011 | C | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2010 | C | Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | C | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | C | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Remainder | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Remainder | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Remainder | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |