This week's links will be short and sweet. As a Beyonce fan, I've had a rough one, and I am very ready for the weekend.

A few weeks ago I posted David Sedaris' very funny essay on his FitBit; in it he mentioned his obsessive walks around his neighborhood and all the trash he collected. Now his community has named a dump truck after him. Cute.

John Cheever's former home in Ossining, NY is for sale. Ossining is also the home of the (pre-divorce) Draper family in Mad Men, so that pretty much tells you everything you need to know about John Cheever and Ossining. I read The Wapshot Chronicle last year and it was instantly one of my new favorites.

Finally, Roxane Gay was on Wisconsin Public Radio this weekend and handled some ridiculous questions from callers. Next week Bookhive will be devoted almost exclusively to Roxane Gay (she's doing a reading at my local bookstore and her new book of essays comes out), so consider this your introduction.

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

By David Sedaris

David Sedaris got addicted to FitBit and wrote about it for the New Yorker. I'm not sure what more background information you need to want to read this...

Flavorwire gave a run-down of 2014's best fiction thus far. Some of their picks are surprising, as are some of the titles they left off, but I love them for their book coverage, and it's worth checking out as always.

The Atlantic has an excellent piece on Lydia Davis that includes her own commentary on some early stories. I love her work and I'm still trudging my way through the Collected Stories of Lydia Davis, and her recently published volume is very much on my radar. I'm also happy to report that I got my mom into Lydia Davis as well, so I'm doing my part.