• Finalist for the Northern California Book Award for Creative Nonfiction 2016
• Finalist for the Indies Choice Best Book for Adult Nonfiction 2016
• Finalist for the PEN Open Book Award
• Best Book of 2015 for the San Francisco Chronicle
• Barnes and Noble Discover Pick for 2015
• Indies Choice Pick for 2015
• New York Times Editors Choice in 2015

Photo by Sylvie Rosokoff