. >> we have been talking with francis spufford author of unapologetic, read plenty and several other books. thank you for spending a little time with us here on booktv. >> you are welcome. >> coming up next book tv interviewed mary wilmers in london about her 35 years on the london book review. this is just under 40 minutes. >> our series from london on book tv continues this week with mary kay wilmers who is the founder and editor of the london review of books. what is the london review of books? >> of the founding editor that is not me. the founding editor is carl miller and he was asked to start the paper. but i was there. the london review of books is a -- it's very like the new york review of books to get it was started by the review of books in 1979, so there was no time to supplement. i was working at the times and stopped i think in january of '79. and then in october 3 papers cannot the seat to be causing time or maybe september. it was rather like the new dark review that started when there was a strike at the new york times. so once these papers came out within two weeks t