FOR RUFUS Wainwright–torch singer, opera composer and now audiobook author–life in 2020 isn’t terribly different from the “before times.” He’s missing out on his usual touring commitments, trips to the gym and summer getaways in Montauk with his husband and daughter, but he’s still creating at a furious pace while holed up in his Laurel Canyon, Calif., home. His recent album, “Unfollow The Rules,” was released this summer. And Mr. Wainwright’s new musical audiobook, “Road Trip Elegies,” combines new covers of some favorite songs with conversations between him and his therapist recorded during a ride the two took from…
