Bregje Hofstede is co-founder of the feminist action group De Bovengrondse (in English: "The Aboveground").

[2][3] Her debut novel De hemel boven Parijs (German title: "Der Himmel über Paris"), published in 2014, was nominated for several literary prizes (including Libris Literatuur).

Libris Literatuur Prijs,[4] Anton Wachterprijs, Gouden Boekenuil) and translated into Danish and German.

[5] Her second book, the essay collection De herontdekking van het lichaam (German title: "The Rediscovery of the Body"), was published in 2016.

In Slaap vatten (German title: Schlaf finden), her latest non-fiction book, the author deals with the phenomenon of sleep(ing).