| Title | Role | Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Spectator Bird | Author | National Book Award for Fiction | 1977 | winner |
| The Uneasy Chair: A Biography of Bernard DeVoto | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 1975 | shortlisted |
| Angle of Repose | Author | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | 1972 | winner |