| 2025 | There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | Sophia Hersi SmithJennifer Russell |
| 2021 | The Copenhagen Trilogy | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | The Copenhagen Trilogy | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman |
| 2021 | The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood – Youth – Dependency | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | The Copenhagen Trilogy | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman |
| 2021 | The Copenhagen Trilogy | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman |
| 2021 | The Copenhagen Trilogy | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Dependency | Warwick Prize for Women in Translation source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Translation | Michael Favala Goldman |
| 2019 | Childhood | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | Dependency | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | Youth | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2019 | Copenhagen Trilogy | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |