These two covers were my favorite. For the one on the left, it’s a unique contract to have the giant letters upside down and, because of their tight leading, using their serifs as almost a platform to have the smaller texted placed upon. On a cover like this, a non-horizontal path could be successful. On the right i like how while trying to use the least amount of space, it still manages to capture your attention to its title and doesn’t hide its author within its own title like some other books do.
Good choice. The cover on the left certainly is arresting. The tight kerning of the two “A”s makes a ligature.
Leading (pronounced “ledding”) is space between lines (aka line space).