PL8SPK: Vanity Plates Retell the Classics ...

PL8SPK: Vanity Plates Retell the Classics by Daniel Nussbaum (HarperCollins West: $15; 96 pp., illustrated). In this engagingly silly book, Nussbaum strings together customized license plates to form literary parodies that range from Genesis (INTHE BEGINNG DYD GODCR8 HEAVEN PLUS EARTH) to “I Love Lucy” (EHTYL: WATIF RICKII DUZZ FINDOUT?). “PL8SPK” would make an excellent souvenir for relatives visiting Los Angeles during the holidays.