Year-End Lists

Minor Black Figures

• Best Novels of 2025: Electric Lit
• Favorite Books of 2025: MJ Franklin
• The 15 Best Books of 2025: Los Angeles Times

The Late Americans

18. The 20 Best Books of 2023: Esquire

• Best Fiction of 2023: Powell's Books
• Best Fiction of 2023: Financial Times
• Best Novels of 2023: Electric Lit
• The 45 Best New Books of 2023: Harper’s Bazaar

Filthy Animals

• 2022 Award: Dylan Thomas Prize
• The Best Books of 2021: Hillary Kelly: New York: Vulture
• Best Fiction Books of 2021: Kirkus Reviews
• The Best Books of 2021: USA Today

Real Life

43. Best Books of 2020: Refinery29

• 2020 Award: The Booker Prize
• The Best Books of 2020: Thrillist
• The Best Books of 2020: Claire Fallon: HuffPost
• The Best Books of the Year 2020: Lindsay Baker: BBC: BBC Culture
• Favorite Novels of 2020: Electric Lit
• The Best Books of 2020: Harper’s Bazaar
• 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2020: Washington Post
• 100 Notable Books of 2020: New York Times: New York Times
• Best Fiction of 2020: Guardian
• The 15 Best Books of 2020: Constance Grady: Vox
• My Favorite Fiction of 2020: Katy Waldman: New Yorker
• The 15 Best Books of 2020: Vanity Fair
• Best Books of 2020: Shelf Awareness