Swap the text for the author

Remember that you can personify a text in the sense that you can attribute verbs of reporting to it rather than to the author(s). 

The advantage is that you start directly with the subject of the sentence  rather than with a potentially confusing prepositional phrase. 

So,  in the examples that follow, the second choice is the better one because it gains directness by placing the personified subject first: 

👎In the article   “Don’t Blame the Eater”, the author highlights how...

👍The article "Don't Blame the Eater" highlights how ...

👎In their paper, the researchers point out that...

👍The research paper points out that ....

👎In the Times article, the reporter makes the point that...

👍The Times article points out that...

👎In their paper, the authors argue that Father Christmas is a sinister figure.

👍The paper argues that Father Christmas is a sinister figure.

👎In their Times article, the reporter makes the point that..

👍The Times article makes the point that...

👎The authors of the book make a case for a flat tax.

👍The book makes a case for a flat tax.

👎In their book, Professors McInney and Forster claim that...

👍Professors McInney and Forster  claim that .....  

OR 👍  Professors McInney and Forster's book  claims that....  

OR  👍  The book by Professors McInney and Forster  claims that....