The Writer’s Voice

Joseph O’Neill Reads “Light Secrets”

The author reads his story from the January 26, 2026, issue of the magazine.
With Deborah Treisman
Joseph O'Neill in black and white next to a orange and pink background with cursive writing on it.
Illustration by The New Yorker; Source photograph Michael Lionstar

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Joseph O’Neill reads his story “Light Secrets,” from the January 26, 2026, issue of the magazine. O’Neill is the author of a story collection and five novels, including “Netherland,” which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 2009, “The Dog,” and “Godwin,” which was published in 2024.