Year-End Lists

Night Watch

• The Best Books of 2025: Atlantic
• Best Poetry Collections of 2025: Electric Lit Additional Favorite Poetry Collections
• 100 Notable Books of 2025: New York Times Fiction

Stones

• Best Poetry of 2021: Library Journal

Brown

• 18 Best Poetry Books & Poetry Collections of 2018: Entropy

• 100 Notable Books of 2018: New York Times Fiction & Poetry

Bunk

• 39 Best Books of 2017: Entropy Nonfiction

• Nonfiction 2017: National Book Award Longlisted
• Nonfiction 2018: Carnegie Medal Longlisted
• Favorite Books of 2017: Alex Balk: Awl
• 36 Best Books of 2017: Los Angeles Times Nonfiction
• Top 20 Books of 2017: Stranger Besties
• 100 Notable Books of 2017: New York Times Nonfiction

Blue Laws

• 5 Best Poetry Collections of 2016: Elizabeth Lund: Washington Post
• 10 Best Poetry Books of 2016: John Freeman: Boston Globe
• 10 Best Poetry Books of 2016: David Orr: New York Times
• Poetry 2016: National Book Award Longlisted

The Grey Album

• 100 Notable Books of 2012: New York Times Nonfiction

African American Poetry

• The Best Poetry of 2020: Elisa Gabbert: New York Times
• The 10 Best Books of 2020: Christopher Borrelli: Chicago Tribune
• 20 Best Books of 2020: O Magazine
• Best Books of 2020: Shelf Awareness Nonfiction
• Our 65 Favorite Books of 2020: Lit Hub
• The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020: Time