Ocean Vuong - Year-End Lists

The Emperor of Gladness
- 2026: Dublin Literary Award Shortlisted
- The Top 25 Books for 2025: Christian Science Monitor Fiction
- Fiction 2026: Carnegie Medal Longlisted
- The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025: Them
- The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025: Time Fiction
Time Is a Mother
- 4 The Best Books of 2022: Esquire
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
- 7 The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2019: Time
- 8 Best Fiction Books of 2019: BookPage
- The Best Books of 2019: She Reads Literary Fiction
- Fiction 2020: PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist
- Favorite Books of 2019: Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air Fiction
- 2021: Dublin Literary Award Shortlisted
- 2020 Award: Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlisted
- Fiction 2019: Kirkus Reviews: Kirkus Prize Finalist
- Top Ten Books of 2019: Chicago Public Library
- The 18 Best Books of 2019: Boston.com Fiction
- Best Books of 2019: Washington Post
- The Best Books of 2019: Katy Waldman: New Yorker
- 10 Best Books of 2019: New York Public Library
- Best Literary Fiction of 2019: Library Journal
- Fiction 2019: National Book Award Longlisted
- Best Fiction of 2019: Powell's Books
- Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019: BuzzFeed Fiction
- Fiction 2020: Carnegie Medal Longlisted
Night Sky With Exit Wounds
- 1 11 Best Poetry Books of 2016: BuzzFeed
- 5 5 Best Poetry Books of 2016: Library Journal