Year-End Lists

Liberation Day

• #13 Our Favorite Books of 2022: Oprah Daily
• #20 The Best Books of 2022: Esquire

• Favorite Books of 2022: Barack Obama
• Best Books of 2022: USA Today
• Best Fiction of 2022: Powell's Books
• The 50 Best Books of the Year 2022: BBC: BBC Culture
• 100 Notable Books of 2022: New York Times

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

• #7 The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021: Annabel Gutterman: Time
• #8 Top 10 Books of 2021: Michael Silverblatt: KCRW

• The Best Books of 2021: Thrillist
• Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2021: Electric Lit Other Nonfiction Favorites
• The 50 Best Books of 2021: Esquire
• 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2021: Washington Post

Lincoln in the Bardo

• 2017 Award: The Man Booker Prize Won

• #1 Best Books of 2017: The Week Novels
• #2 10 Best Books of 2017: Entertainment Weekly
• #4 10 Best Books of 2017: Chicago Tribune Fiction
• #4 The Best Books of the 2010s: Esquire
• #5 Top 20 Books of 2017: Time Fiction
• #5 45 Best Books of 2017: Paste Novels
• #5 The 17 Best Books of the 2010s: Town & Country
• #5 The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s: Paste
• #7 Best Books of 2017: Harper’s Bazaar
• #8 10 Best Books of 2017: Library Journal
• #9 Best Books of 2017: Entropy Fiction

• Fiction 2018: Carnegie Medal Finalist
• 10 Best Books of 2017: Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air
• 10 Best Books of 2017: Washington Post
• 10 Best Books of 2017: Megan O’Grady: Vogue
• 10 Best Books of 2017: Chicago Public Library
• 10 Favorite Books of 2017: Katy Waldman: Slate
• 11 Favorite Books of 2017: O Magazine
• 30 Best Books of 2017: Christian Science Monitor Fiction
• 36 Best Books of 2017: Los Angeles Times Fiction
• Best Fiction of 2017: Powell's Books
• 22 Best Fiction Books of 2017: John Freeman: Boston Globe
• 24 Favorite Books of 2017: A.V. Club
• 2017 First Novel Prize: The Center for Fiction Longlisted
• Best Books of 2017: Book Riot
• 31 Best Fiction Books of 2017: Guardian
• 100 Notable Books of 2017: New York Times Fiction & Poetry
• Top 20 Books of 2017: Stranger Besties

Tenth of December

• 2014 Award: The Folio Prize Won

• #8 The Top 10 Books of 2013: Jane Ciabattari: BBC: BBC Culture

• The 10 Best Books of 2013: New York Times Fiction
• Fiction 2013: National Book Award Finalist
• The 10 Best Fiction Books of the 2010s: Time
• The 24 Best Books of the 2010s: BuzzFeed
• Top 10 Fiction Books of the 2010s: Entertainment Weekly The Next 10