MONIQUA PLANTE
AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR
17 Novels You Need to Read This Fall
Reading Recommendations from the Lit Hub Staff
American Rapture follows a good Catholic girl named Sophie as she navigates the outbreak of a zombie-like plague that causes the infected to display violent sexual behavior before they expire. It is a pulse-pounding adventure story certainly, but it is also an utterly brilliant story about deprogramming and the costs of emotional repression...it might be the best plague novel since The Stand. Yes, it's that good—it will make you shake, it will make you cry, it will make you cheer. Hell, it might just make you think twice before you parrot any number of the cultural learnings you never questioned previously. -DB
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about
moniqua
Creating captivating worlds from
magical to mystery,
from epic love
to dark and twisty
and every titillating moment in between.
Moniqua Plante is a Spanish-French American audiobook narrator and award-winning actress with over 25 years of on-camera and theatrical experience from TV series leads to writing, producing and starring in award winning indie films.
Her sultry, strong, and playful voice has an underlying vulnerability that will take you on an action-packed adventure with a badass heroine or lure you into an epic erotic romance. Her low tones can conjure a magical coven of witches or a cool calculated killer. She loves narrating rebellious characters with a lot of snark and smarts, who reserve their soft underbelly for those who deserve to feel it.
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Born and raised in Northern California with detours in the Colorado Rockies and Madrid, Spain—she's a little bit hippie, a little bit rock 'n roll with a penchant for music, fashion, food, and film. An avid snowboarder, surfer, hiker, and yogi, Moniqua is also a Certified Health and Life Coach.
When not narrating, you'll find her exploring the outdoors, traveling to new places, sharing good food and even better wine with friends, or curled up with a good book. She currently lives, loves, and works in Venice Beach, CA.
01 ACCENTS & DIALECTS
American English, Southern, New York (various), Canadian, French, Spanish, British (RP, general, working-class), Irish, German, Russian
02 GENRES
Romance, Literary Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Horror, Fantasy, Dystopian/Sci-Fi, Young Adult, Comedy, Crime Drama, Inspirational, Self-Help
03 VOCAL RANGE
Juvenile (0-12), Young Adult (12-20), Adult (20-30),
Thirty-Something (30-40), Middle Age (40-60), Senior (60+)
MIC: Audio Technica 4040, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Interface,
DAW Studio One, Macbook Pro
04 HOME STUDIO
FAV WEEKEND ACTIVITY:
Warm bevvie in bed. Morning yoga & brunch, hiking with friends or sleeping in!
DRINK OF CHOICE:
Tough call...bulletproof coffee,
rosé on a summer day
or a homemade marg.
GUILTY PLEASURE:
Ice cream! Or a homemade
grilled cheese sandwich.
VACATION OF CHOICE:
Tropical beaches in summer, snowboarding in the mountains in winter.
GROWING UP:
Northern Cali, born & raised. Schooled in Boulder, Colorado and Madrid, Spain.
CURRENT PASTIME:
Roller skating!! Listening to audiobooks whenever, wherever.
Featured
Work
Moniqua Plante and Jacob York narrate this contemporary romance, which salutes southwestern cuisine, the entrepreneurial spirit, and love. Plante creates a memorable heroine in Elena, a Latina who is about to become head chef of the Orange Bear, a new upscale restaurant in Aspen. Despite her natural reserve, Elena finds herself falling in love with Julian, a Hollywood director who has invested in a number of trendy restaurants, including the Orange Bear.
Plante expertly portrays Elena's doubts, strength, and culinary expertise, while York smoothly reads some of the chapters showing the points of view of the lead male characters. Listeners will empathize with Elena as they hear her thoughts, strategies, and pain. Most of all, they'll enjoy her scrumptious recipes.
D.L.G. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2024]
Dropping dazzling prose and devastating epiphanies, it’s no surprise that Ruth Madievsky is a poet, nor that her glittering, druggy debut—which continues the literary tradition of excavating Los Angeles’s sleazy side while offering a timely sapphic romance and hopeful recovery arc–will be devoured by fans of Ottessa Moshfegh, Raven Leilani, and, dare I say, Charles Bukowski. Though her protagonist holds everything in, narrator MONIQUA PLANTE is a direct conduit to her brain, which worries over traumas absorbed from her mentally-ill mother and Russian Jewish grandmother, her growing pill addiction, and whatever happened to her toxic fireball of a sister, who’s gone missing.
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N.E.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2023]
Narrated by:
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear), Lamorne Morris,
Kylie Bunbury, Moniqua Plante, Stacey Oristano,
DaJuan Johnson, Alexandra Grey and a Full Cast.
Brandon and Justine have just moved into their new house, an idyllic Craftsman bungalow in a picture-perfect enclave of East Los Angeles. Brandon has a new dream job in gaming, Justine is pregnant with their first child, and those cold Philly winters are behind them. Seemingly everything is perfect except what lies beneath the house could destroy it all.
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As Brandon (Lamorne Morris) and Justine (Kylie Bunbury) try their best to fit in and make their new home work, jarring disturbances coming from the walls, awful phony neighbors, and an always-around homeless man named Manny (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) bring up old and new traumas for the couple while pushing their marriage and future plans to a breaking point.
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When what’s beneath the floorboards is revealed and the picturesque facade of suburban life is stripped bare, the cracks in the foundation can’t be ignored. Possession takes audiences on a harrowing journey into the dark realities of middle-class life, prejudice, and a system rigged.
