Thomas M. Auer, founder of the Bloomsbury Review, died after a four-year battle with melanoma at his home in Denver, Colo. He was 50. He founded the Bloomsbury Review, a nationally respected publication on books and literary matters, in 1979. Donations in his memory can be made to the Bloomsbury Review, 1553 Platte St., Suite 206, Denver, Colo. 80202.