▁List ener , ▁edited ▁by ▁Karl ▁Miller , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁had ▁a ▁spell ▁at ▁The ▁Times ▁Liter ary ▁Supp lement ▁( T LS ). ▁ ▁London ▁Review ▁of ▁Books ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Wil mers ▁joined ▁Miller ▁in ▁found ing ▁the ▁literary ▁magazine ▁London ▁Review ▁of ▁Books ▁( LR B ), ▁conce ived ▁to ▁fill ▁a ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁as ▁a ▁year - long ▁industrial ▁dispute ▁had ▁closed ▁The ▁Times ▁Liter ary ▁Supp lement . ▁The ▁new ▁review ▁was ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁at ▁first ▁appearing ▁fol ded ▁inside ▁the ▁older ▁publication . ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁appeared ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Review ▁of ▁Books ▁with d rew ▁its ▁support ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁and ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Wil mers ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁invest ments ▁of ▁money ▁inherited ▁from ▁her ▁father , ▁establish ing ▁an ▁independent ▁London ▁Review ▁of ▁Books ▁and ▁later ▁making ▁herself ▁the ▁majority ▁share holder . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁The ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁review ▁was ▁£ 2 7   mill ion ▁in ▁deb t ▁to ▁the ▁Wil mers ▁family ▁trust . ▁" It ' s ▁family ▁money ▁and ▁the ▁deb ts ▁have ▁been ▁rising ▁for ▁many ▁years ", ▁Wil mers ▁said . ▁" But ▁I ▁really ▁just ▁look ▁after ▁the ▁comm as ." ▁ ▁Wil mers ▁became ▁co - editor ▁in