Herman Graf, Who Helped Sell ‘Tropic of Cancer,’ Dies at 91

A major figure in independent publishing, he promoted Henry Miller’s once-banned book and helped make “A Confederacy of Dunces” a best seller after the author’s death. Graf, Herman (1933-2025), Deaths (Obituaries), Book Trade and Publishing, Books and Literature, CARROLL & GRAF, Grove Press, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Carroll, Kent (1941- ), Tropic of Cancer (Book), Miller, Henry, A Confederacy of Dunces (Book), Toole, John Kennedy A major figure in independent publishing, he promoted Henry Miller’s once-banned book and helped make “A Confederacy of Dunces” a best seller after the author’s death. NYT > Business