*Named a Top 100 Must-Read Book of 2023 by Time and a Best Book of 2023 by The New Yorker * Shortlisted for the 2024 Writers' Prize
*Literary Hub, The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2023
*The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year 2023 (chosen by Alex Clark and Frederic Raphael)
*The Irish Times, The Best Books of 2023: Writers and Critics Choose (chosen by Sinead Gleeson)
*BBC Radio 4 Front Row (chosen by Steph Merritt)
*The Guardian, Best Memoirs and Biographies of 2023
*The Times, 12 Best Art Books of 2023
*BBC History Magazine, Books of the Year 2023 (chosen by Emily Brand)
*Prospect Magazine, Books of the Year 2023: Lives
*Time Magazine, The 100 Must-Read Books of 2023