Year-End Lists

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

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

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

Deacon King Kong

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

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

Five-Carat Soul

• Best Books I Read in 2017: Barack Obama
• 100 Notable Books of 2017: New York Times: New York Times

Kill ‘Em and Leave

8. Top 20 Books of 2016: Sarah Begley: Time

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

The Good Lord Bird

• Top 10 Books of 2013: Washington Post
• Fiction 2013: National Book Award
• Top 10 Books of 2013: Publishers Weekly