Year-End Lists

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

• Fiction 2023: Kirkus: Kirkus Prize Won

• 2 The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2023: Annabel Gutterman: Time
• 3 Best Novels of 2023: Oprah Daily

• The 10 Best Books of 2023: Washington Post Fiction
• The 10 Best Books of 2023: Laura Miller: Slate
• Best Literary Fiction of 2023: Library Journal
• The Very Best Books of 2023: Constance Grady: Vox Second Half of the Year
• Top 10 Books of 2023: Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air Fiction
• The Best Fiction of 2023: BookPage
• Fiction 2024: PEN/Faulkner Award Longlisted
• Favorite Books of 2023: Barack Obama
• The Best Books of 2023: Town & Country
• Books We Loved in 2023: Boston Globe Fiction
• The 45 Best New Books of 2023: Harper’s Bazaar
• 100 Notable Books of 2023: New York Times Fiction

Deacon King Kong

• Fiction 2021: Carnegie Medal Won

• 7 The 10 Best Books of 2020: Entertainment Weekly
• 8 The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2020: Time
• 9 Best Books of 2020: Refinery29
• 9 Best Books of 2020: Fiction: BookPage

• The Best Books of 2020: Laura Miller: Slate Fiction
• Fiction 2020: Kirkus: Kirkus Prize Finalist
• 10 Top Books of 2020: Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air
• The 10 Best Books of 2020: New York Times
• Best Books of 2020: Boston Globe Fiction
• Favorite Books of 2020: Barack Obama
• 20 Best Books of 2020: O Magazine
• Top 20 Books of 2020: Chicago Public Library
• Best Fiction of 2020: Powell's Books
• 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2020: Washington Post
• Our 65 Favorite Books of 2020: Lit Hub
• The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020: Time
• 100 Notable Books of 2020: New York Times

Five-Carat Soul

• Best Books I Read in 2017: Barack Obama
• Fiction 2018: Carnegie Medal Longlisted
• 100 Notable Books of 2017: New York Times Fiction & Poetry

Kill ‘Em and Leave

• 8 Top 20 Books of 2016: Sarah Begley: Time Nonfiction

• 20 Best Nonfiction Books of 2016: Kate Tuttle: Boston Globe
• Nonfiction 2017: Carnegie Medal Longlisted
• 100 Recommended Books of 2016: San Francisco Chronicle Nonfiction

The Good Lord Bird

• Fiction 2013: National Book Award Won

• Top 10 Books of 2013: Publishers Weekly
• Top 10 Books of 2013: Washington Post Fiction
• Fiction 2014: Carnegie Medal Longlisted