Westover's book earned her several awards, and other recognition.
- Named the Book of the Year by the American Booksellers Association
- Finalist for the John Leonard Prize from the National Book Critics Circle
- Finalist for the Autobiography Award from the National Book Critics Circle
- Finalist for the LA Times Book Prize in Biography
- Finalist for PEN/America's Jean Stein Award
- Finalist for the American Booksellers Association Audiobook of the Year Award
- Finalist for Barnes & Noble's Discover Great Writers Award
- One of the New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2018
- Long-listed for the Carnegie Medal of Excellence
- Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Autobiography
- Winner of the Audie Award for Autobiography/Memoir
- Alex Award from the American Library Association
- Named an 'Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults' by the American Library Association
- Amazon Editors' pick for the Best Book of 2018[31]
- Apple's Best Memoir of the Year
- Audible's Best Memoir of the Year
- Hudson Group Best Book of the Year
- President Barack Obama's pick for summer reading and his Favorite Books of the Year list[32]
- Bill Gates's Holiday Reading list[33][34]
- Westover chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of 2019
- Educated named one of the Best Books of the year by The Washington Post, Oprah Magazine, Time, NPR, Good Morning America, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Economist, The Financial Times, The New York Post, The Skimm, Bloomberg, Real Simple, Town & Country, Bustle, Publishers Weekly, The Library Journal, Book Riot, and the New York Public Library.
- Featured speaker, Seattle Arts & Lectures, 2019 [1]
- New York Historical Society Women in Public Life Award
- James Joyce Award
- Evans Handcart Award
